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Bloody Sunday shootings 'unjustified and gratuitous', army veteran's murder trial told
- The trial for a former paratrooper includes claims that the Bloody Sunday shootings were "unjustified", "unnecessary" and "gratuitous" according to the prosecution.
- The prosecution argued that civilians posed no threat to soldiers, and the shooting was intended to cause serious harm.
- The behaviour of the soldiers was described as "unprofessional" in court, indicating a loss of self-control.
- David Johnstone, Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner, argued that former soldiers faced "wholesale demonisation" due to the legacy process in Northern Ireland.
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Bloody Sunday shootings 'unjustified and gratuitous', army veteran's murder trial told
Soldier F, who cannot be identified, is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney on the day 13 civil rights protesters were shot dead on the streets of Derry in January 1972.
·United Kingdom
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Police investigating 'potential breach' of court ruling on Soldier F anonymity after stickers appeared in Londonderry
The PSNI has launched an investigation after removing and seizing stickers from lampposts in Londonderry which reportedly included the personal details of a former paratrooper prepared to go on trial over the Bloody Sunday shootings.
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Bloody Sunday shootings ‘unjustified and gratuitous’, soldier murder trial told
A former paratrooper known as Soldier F is accused of two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder in Derry on January 30 1972.
·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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