Former paratroopers to be interviewed over Bloody Sunday shootings

Formers soldiers suspected of carrying out shootings on Bloody Sunday will be questioned by police next month.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Feb 2016, 18:32 BST
Updated 29th Feb 2016, 18:39 BST
Former paratroopers will face questioning over Bloody Sunday previously won their High Court battle against being detained and transferred to Northern Ireland for interview by police.Former paratroopers will face questioning over Bloody Sunday previously won their High Court battle against being detained and transferred to Northern Ireland for interview by police.
Former paratroopers will face questioning over Bloody Sunday previously won their High Court battle against being detained and transferred to Northern Ireland for interview by police.

Confirmation of the move came in a letter to relatives from PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris, the man in charge of the PSNI murder investigation into the events of Bloody Sunday.

The letter states that the eight former paratroopers involved at the heart of the investigation will be subjected to ‘caution interviews’ during March and that further ‘caution interviews’ with other former soldiers will extend into April.

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The letter from the PSNI also states: “Given the number of persons to be interviewed it is likely that the interview process may extend into May 2016.”

The police launched the murder investigation in 2012.

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