Eight veterans investigated over Bloody Sunday evidence will not be prosecuted

The PPS said the “evidential threshold to proceed with a prosecution has not been met”. Picture: Madhuri Karia.

Eight former soldiers who were investigated over allegations of giving false evidence about the events of Bloody Sunday will not be prosecuted, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Northern Ireland has said.

The PPS said the “evidential threshold to proceed with a prosecution has not been met”.