Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench). It was answered on Tuesday, 8 April 2014.
Northern Ireland: On-the-runs
- Question
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My Lords, I raise a matter which does not seek to touch on the merits or the demerits of the scheme: a purely technical, legal matter. Is any person who has received a letter as described in the Question in any way protected from the law of citizen’s arrest, or would it in fact need legislation to produce such a result?
- Answer
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The intention of the letters was to present a statement of fact at a point in time. As such, they did not grant immunity, exemption or amnesty. To do that would have required legislation.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 753 c1238
- Session
- 2013-14
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Criminal investigation IRA Northern Ireland Terrorism
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