The move has faced staunch criticism and is opposed by many victims’ groups in Northern Ireland and all the main Stormont parties. He said at the time that the “strong” legal advice was the UK Legacy Act breached the United Nations’ Convention on Human Rights. “We would have preferred not to be in a position to take the case of the European Court of Human Rights,” Mr Martin said. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 will also halt future civil cases and legacy inquests. Mr Heaton-Harris also called on Mr Martin to list the number of prosecutions mounted in the Irish State since 1998 related to Troubles incidents.

Source: The Herald January 31, 2024 16:11 UTC