Proposals to stop paramilitaries and soldiers from facing charges over incidents before Good Friday peace deal

Bereaved relatives and politicians on both sides of the Irish border have reacted angrily to reported plans by the UK government to ban future prosecutions relating to the Troubles.

The ban will stop paramilitaries and members of the armed forces from being charged over incidents that occurred before the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, except for gross human rights violations such as torture or war crimes, the Times and Daily Telegraph reported.

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