SDLP protest British army arrest and entry powers

Plans to retain search, arrest and entry powers for British troops in the North despite the improved security situation came under fire in the British parliment today.

SDLP protest British army arrest and entry powers

Plans to retain search, arrest and entry powers for British troops in the North despite the improved security situation came under fire in the British parliament today.

Northern Secretary Peter Hain said from August next year the military would take on a "fundamentally different" role in the province and routine military support for the police would cease.

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