Ministers under pressure to resolve Northern Ireland historic cases

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Ministers under pressure to resolve Northern Ireland historic cases

Pressure is mounting on the government to settle the long-running row over historic cases in Northern Ireland.

PFNI chair Mark Lindsay

Date - 7th May 2021
By - Chris Smith

Political and policing leaders in Northern Ireland say they want an end to the uncertainty over historic investigations linked to the Troubles. It follows a critical report earlier this week by the Police Ombudsman into several deaths at the start...

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