Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion
Professor Kieran McEvoy:
Yes, but Pinochet's amnesty was less ambitious than the proposed command paper. Pinochet's amnesty did not, for example, interfere with cases that were already before the courts, did not interfere with civil actions and did not allow for amnesties for rape or crimes of sexual violence. The UK command paper did. When it comes to persuading the public, even just saying that this is what this looks like and that it is worse than Pinochet-----
No comments