UK supreme court ruling over shooting of Malayan villagers by British soldiers has profound consequences for inquiries into Northern Ireland’s TroublesThe government is not obliged to hold a public inquiry into the 1940s killing of 23 Malayan villagers by a British army patrol because the atrocity occurred too long ago,the supreme court has ruled. The decision by the UK’s highest court that the duty to investigate effectively only dates back to 1966 – when the factual of individual petition to the European court of human rights was introduced - will, however, or have profound consequences for inquiries into Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
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Source: theguardian.com