British paras seek anonymity in Official IRA murder case

Two former British soldiers accused of murdering an Official IRA commander in Northern Ireland are asking for their identities to be withheld during court proceedings, a judge has been told.

British paras seek anonymity in Official IRA murder case
Wed, 06 Dec, 2017 - 16:44

Two former British soldiers accused of murdering an Official IRA commander in Northern Ireland are asking for their identities to be withheld during court proceedings, a judge has been told.

The two British Parachute Regiment veterans, both now in their 60s, are being prosecuted over the death of Joe McCann in Belfast in 1972.

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