Boris Johnson urges end to people being brought to court on Troubles' offences with 'no new evidence'
Dennis Hutchings, 80, denied attempting to murder and cause grievous bodily harm to John Pat CunninghamMr Johnson said on Thursday that the case of Dennis Hutchings was "really tragic".
"I felt very, very sad for him and for all his family because this is the issue that we have been trying to address," he said. "Now, this particular case started before this government came in so, no matter what we did, we wouldn't have been able to stop that one. "But what we want to do is to try to tell the story of what has happened in the Troubles and to try to bring as much reconciliation and understanding as possible."
He said he wanted to bring an "end to the endless cycle by which people are being brought to court with no new evidence".
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