A BRITISH soldier who was with those responsible for murdering innocent civilians in Derry on Bloody Sunday has demanded immunity from prosecution tonight – claiming the case should be dropped in the same way the case against Donegal man John Downey was dropped.
The soldier claims to be speaking for the first time in 42 years to the media.
He also claims he didn’t actually fire any shots on the day 14 people were fatally wounded.
The soldier tells the Mail on Sunday that all the cases against those involved in the murders should be dropped.
He also makes a claim that his life is under threat because of the new PSNI investigation into the mass killings.
His interview comes as another pro-British military newspaper says Peter Hain has told them there should be an amnesty.
The former Northern Secretary, writing in the Sunday Telegraph said it was time to abandon attempts to bring former soldiers to trial in order to draw a line under the conflict – “for the sake of future generations.”
Mr Hain writes: “Difficult as I know it is for victims on all sides, I see no point in endlessly searching for evidence for crimes committed so many years ago in the Troubles and which is increasingly difficult if not impossible to get given the passage of time.
“If we are going to draw a line on historic and in all probability fruitless investigations, that must include the pursuit of soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday.”
