UK’s Treatment of Northern Ireland Veterans an International Anomaly, Says Former Minister

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UK’s Treatment of Northern Ireland Veterans an International Anomaly, Says Former Minister

Ex-British Army soldier and former Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer has told The Epoch Times plans by the UK government to repeal legislation which would have drawn a line under The Troubles in Northern Ireland is a betrayal at odds with the legal protections given to soldiers elsewhere in the world. The Troubles lasted between 1969 and 1998, and more than 3,600 people were killed as a result of attacks by and conflicts between the UK-designated…