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Ireland to launch legal action against UK over Troubles amnesty law

A loyalist mural painted on a wall in east Belfast, Northern Ireland [File: Peter Morrison/AP]

Ireland says it will mount a legal challenge against the United Kingdom over a new law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offences committed during three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.

Irish Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday that “after much thought and careful consideration”, his government is launching a legal challenge against the Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, which critics say shuts down access to justice for victims and survivors.

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