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Soldiers A and C acquitted after prosecution offers no more evidence PPS insists they were right to pursue prosecution Updated Joe McCann s family leave court on Tuesday along with solicitor Niall Murphy (Image: Jonathan Porter/PressEye) Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader were formally acquitted yesterday after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial. ....
Prosecutors are to examine the evidence in seven other cases involving veterans in Northern Ireland following the collapse of the Joe McCann murder trial. Senior lawyers in the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) are awaiting Mr Justice O’Hara’s written ruling on the inadmissibility of evidence before conducting the exercise. In four of the cases, including Bloody Sunday, a decision to prosecute has already been taken. In the three other cases involving former military personnel a decision is still pending. The examination will establish whether evidence in the cases involves material obtained through the now defunct police legacy unit – Historical Enquiries Team (HET). ....
By Press Association 2021 Joe McCann s family, (left to right) daughter Maura, widow Anne, daughter Aine, and son Fergal, during a press conference outside Laganside Court in Belfast Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial. The veterans’ trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O’Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972. It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served in the Northern Ireland conflict. ....
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Trial of British Army veterans accused of IRA leader Joe McCann murder collapses Joe McCann was shot dead in 1972 David Young, PA 04 May, 2021 15:05 Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial. The veterans trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972. It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served in the Northern Ireland conflict. ....