North: Police anger at plan for returning fugitives

The British government was under fire from police officers’ representatives in the North today over a Bill which would enable rogue members of the security forces and paramilitaries to avoid jail sentences for offences committed during the Troubles.

In a letter to Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Security Minister Shaun Woodward, the Police Federation described as unacceptable legislation which would enable paramilitaries who fled the North to avoid arrest to return home safe in the knowledge that they will never be jailed.