Military sued for 'Bloody Sunday'

belfast - A British former soldier is being prosecuted for murder in connection with his performance during Bloody Sunday, the bloody riots in the northern Irish city of Londonderry in late January 1972. The…

The case revolves around riots in Londonderry or Derry, as the place is called by Irish republicans, where members of a parachute regiment opened fire on protesters. Fourteen people died in the process. It was Sunday and the day is notorious as 'Bloody Sunday' (Bloody Sunday). The case would only occur because the investigation took so long, or for political reasons, according to British media. The British Ministry of Defense supports the defendant and finds the prosecution unjust.