ABSTRACT

Over the summer of 2019 a number of maroon banners appeared across towns and cities in Northern Ireland, declaring that the local population ‘stands with Soldier F’. Soldier F was a member of the Parachute Regiment who, in March of 2019, was charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney and five additional attempted murders as a result of his actions on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. These charges were announced at a time when it was reported that up to 200 former members of the British Army could face official investigation for their conduct in Northern Ireland. These cases sit at the centre of the sensitive and divisive issue of the legacy dimension of the Northern Ireland conflict, posing a challenge to the continuing success of the Northern Ireland peace process. Engaging a developing literature on post conflict reconciliation processes, this article will analyse the issue of legacy prosecutions from Operation Banner.

摘要

2019 年夏天，北爱尔兰的城镇和城市出现了许多栗色横幅，宣称当地居民“与士兵 F 站在一起”。士兵 F 是降落伞团的成员，他于 2019 年 3 月被指控谋杀 James Wray 和 William McKinney 以及由于他在 1972 年 1 月 30 日血腥星期日的行为而导致的另外五起谋杀未遂。这些指控已公布据报道，多达 200 名前英国陆军成员可能会因他们在北爱尔兰的行为而面临官方调查。这些案件处于北爱尔兰冲突遗留问题的敏感和分裂问题的中心，对北爱尔兰和平进程的持续成功构成挑战。