Simon Coveney: Statute of limitations on killings in the Troubles 'a huge mistake'

Those who committed murders and breaches of the law during the Troubles “must be accountable”, the Foreign Affairs Minister said

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney: 'Regardless of whether somebody wore a uniform or not, if they murdered somebody and broke the law they should be accountable.' Picture:Gareth Chaney

A statute of limitations applying to killings during the Troubles would be a “huge mistake”, foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney has said.

On Friday, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced it was dropping the case against a British army veteran, known as Soldier F, for two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry.