British government to end prosecutions for killings during Troubles

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said he knows the prospect of the end of criminal prosecutions will be difficult for some to accept 

The British Government intends to introduce a statute of limitations which would end all prosecutions of ex-paramilitaries and former members of the security forces in Troubles-related cases, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has told the Commons.

The statute would end prosecutions for Troubles killings up to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998.