Soldiers not seeking immunity over Troubles cases, says veterans commissioner

Soldiers not seeking immunity over Troubles cases, says veterans commissionerJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAuryn CoxBBC News NIBBCDavid Johnstone said veterans want a fair and a balanced processFormer soldiers are not calling for immunity from Troubles-related prosecutions but want "fairness and balance", Northern Ireland's veterans commissioner has said.David Johnstone said veterans wanted a process that understands context and said a coroner's inquest was not the best route to examine legacy cases.He was speaking after an inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".West Belfast MP Paul Maskey has called for a legacy act that does not offer amnesty to British…

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