Families of victims of the Troubles have said the introduction of the UK's Legacy Act marked a 'day of shame' as they protested outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast.
Families of victims of the Troubles have said the introduction of the UK's Legacy Act marked a"day of shame" as they protested outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast.A total of 38 legacy inquests, covering more than 70 killings, are being stopped due to the new rules.
"This is a sham, a delay tactic, an attempt to tell families that they do not deserve truth or justice."Daman Brown, whose grandfather Sean Brown was abducted and murdered by loyalists in 1997, also addressed the crowd in Belfast. But critics claim the move to end access to the courts is a cynical one by the British authorities to prevent prosecution of its army veterans and limit the costs of legacy litigation.
She said they simply wanted the truth of what happened to their loved ones and some measure of accountability, but they had been betrayed by an act that was designed to put perpetrators of serious crimes above the law and beyond accountability. The family of Paul 'Topper' Thompson, shot dead by loyalists in 1994, have seen the UK government go to court to prevent the release of sensitive information at his inquest.
"My mother died doing this and it's unacceptable what they're doing. They've dragged it out and dragged it out for 30 years."He accepts that people are cynical about the new structures but hopes to win them around by successfully answering questions some families have about the murder of their loved ones.
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