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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Family of dead para launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legacy legislation

Private Tony Harrison, who was killed in East Belfast while off duty in 1991. Harrison’s family are challenging the Northern Ireland legacy legislation which is preventing an investigation of their son’s murder
Private Tony Harrison, who was killed in East Belfast while off duty in 1991. Harrison’s family are challenging the Northern Ireland legacy legislation which is preventing an investigation of their son’s murder. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

The mother and brother of a British army paratrooper shot dead by the IRA in 1991 have launched a legal challenge in the hope of having the new Northern Ireland legacy legislation declared incompatible with human rights law.

Martha and Andy Seaman, from east London, argue the bill enacted last week is a breach of the European convention on human rights because it halted an investigation by the police ombudsman into the notorious murder of Pte Tony Harrison, as well as other unsolved Troubles cases like it.

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