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| Bloody Sunday: Ex-paratroopers win legal bid against transfer to Northern Ireland | Bloody Sunday: Ex-paratroopers win legal bid against transfer to Northern Ireland |
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| Ex-soldiers who face questioning over Bloody Sunday have won their High Court battle against being transferred to Northern Ireland for police interview. | Ex-soldiers who face questioning over Bloody Sunday have won their High Court battle against being transferred to Northern Ireland for police interview. |
| Thirteen people were shot dead in Londonderry on 30 January 1972, and a 14th victim died later, after troops opened fire on a civil rights march. | Thirteen people were shot dead in Londonderry on 30 January 1972, and a 14th victim died later, after troops opened fire on a civil rights march. |
| Last month, seven former paratroopers asked the court to stop them being arrested and taken to Northern Ireland. | Last month, seven former paratroopers asked the court to stop them being arrested and taken to Northern Ireland. |
| Police said they would factor in the ruling as they continue to investigate. | Police said they would factor in the ruling as they continue to investigate. |
| Bloody Sunday was one of the most controversial days in Northern Ireland's history. | |
| The fatal shootings were the subject of a 12-year public inquiry led by Lord Saville. | |
| The Saville Report, published in 2010, unequivocally blamed the army for the civilian deaths and exonerated those who were killed. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron accepted the findings of the report and made a public apology to the victims. | |
| The Saville Report also found that some of those killed or injured were clearly fleeing or going to help the injured and dying. | |
| 'Would co-operate' | 'Would co-operate' |
| The former Parachute Regiment members launched their judicial review action at the High Court in London against the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). | The former Parachute Regiment members launched their judicial review action at the High Court in London against the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). |
| An earlier hearing was told that former paratroopers had no issue with being interviewed and would co-operate and that the court challenge revolved around where they would be interviewed. | An earlier hearing was told that former paratroopers had no issue with being interviewed and would co-operate and that the court challenge revolved around where they would be interviewed. |
| A lawyer for the men said the issue at the heart of their application was that the men should not be arrested and interviewed in Northern Ireland. | A lawyer for the men said the issue at the heart of their application was that the men should not be arrested and interviewed in Northern Ireland. |
| The former soldiers' legal action was lodged after one of their colleagues was arrested in County Antrim and interviewed at a police station in Belfast, before being released on bail the following day. | The former soldiers' legal action was lodged after one of their colleagues was arrested in County Antrim and interviewed at a police station in Belfast, before being released on bail the following day. |
| A sister of one of the Bloody Sunday victims told the BBC that she was "not surprised" that the former soldiers had won their case. | A sister of one of the Bloody Sunday victims told the BBC that she was "not surprised" that the former soldiers had won their case. |
| Kate Nash lost her brother William in the Derry shootings and has campaigned for those responsible to be prosecuted for murder. | Kate Nash lost her brother William in the Derry shootings and has campaigned for those responsible to be prosecuted for murder. |
| "We almost expected this. The Bloody Sunday Inquiry was moved from here to London too. We expect a trial, if it ever happens, to be in London too," Ms Nash said. | "We almost expected this. The Bloody Sunday Inquiry was moved from here to London too. We expect a trial, if it ever happens, to be in London too," Ms Nash said. |
| "It's another move in a line of long moves to delay us getting soldiers to court." | "It's another move in a line of long moves to delay us getting soldiers to court." |
| In a statement after Thursday's ruling, Det Supt Jason Murphy, from the PSNI's Legacy Investigation Branch, said: "We acknowledge today's judgment on these complex issues and we will study it in detail. | In a statement after Thursday's ruling, Det Supt Jason Murphy, from the PSNI's Legacy Investigation Branch, said: "We acknowledge today's judgment on these complex issues and we will study it in detail. |
| "The investigation into the events of Bloody Sunday continues and we will factor the findings into our investigative strategy moving forward." | "The investigation into the events of Bloody Sunday continues and we will factor the findings into our investigative strategy moving forward." |