US EditionVeteran faces fresh 'show trial' over shooting of IRA gunman more than five decades ago
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Veteran faces fresh 'show trial' over shooting of IRA gunman more than five decades ago
A British army veteran is facing prosecution for the attempted murder of an IRA gunman more than five decades after the terrorist was shot.The veteran, known as Soldier B, faces trial over the shooting of Eugene Devlin in West Belfast in May 1972, The Telegraph reported.The prosecution comes in the midst of calls for Sir Keir Starmer to stop the "show trials" of veterans following a former paratrooper being cleared of murdering civilians on Bloo…
By MARK NICOL, DEFENSA EDITOR Published: 00:50 GMT of November 3, 2025 Updated: 02:41 GMT, November 3, 2025 Another elderly veteran of the British riots faces a “trial show” after prosecutors overturned the decision not to press charges against him. Private B has been charged with attempted murder for an incident in West Belfast more than half a century ago. The former paratrooper had already received assurances that the case would not continue…
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