{"id":256703,"date":"2021-07-29T13:36:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1461502"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:36:59","slug":"stormont-funeral-procession-in-protest-at-plans-to-end-troubles-prosecutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/07\/29\/stormont-funeral-procession-in-protest-at-plans-to-end-troubles-prosecutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormont \u2018funeral procession\u2019 in protest at plans to end Troubles prosecutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man whose son was murdered two decades ago has branded Government plans to end ‘the Troubles’ prosecutions as \u201cdisgusting\u201d.<\/p>\n
Paul McIlwaine was one of a number of relatives who took part in a staged funeral procession through the grounds of the Stormont estate. They were protesting plans unveiled by secretary of state Brandon Lewis to deal with the legacy of the 30-year (1968-1998) conflict in the north of Ireland.<\/p>\n
The protesters wore white masks and black top hats as they carried a coffin bearing the word \u2018justice\u2019 to the gates of the Northern Ireland Office building at Stormont House.<\/p>\n
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