Referral to prosecutors comes as UK told plan to end Troubles prosecutions ‘could breach international law’

A former police officer of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) has been referred to public prosecutors in Northern Ireland in relation to a series of potential offences including the sectarian murder of three brothers.

John Martin, 24, Brian, 22, and their 17-year-old brother, Anthony Reavey, were shot by the notorious loyalist Glenanne gang at their home in County Armagh in 1976.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

The Guardian view on Germany’s Greens: opportunity knocks | Editorial

Election year could deliver the best result in the party’s 40-year history,…

‘A sip can kill’: did a chemical company misrepresent data to avoid making a safer product?

A former Syngenta scientist alleges lives could have been saved with tweaks…