Rejected petition Immediately repeal the "Comfort letters" issued to on the run paramilitaries

The documents issued by the then British Government under the terms of the Good Friday agreement have created a two tier justice system in Northern Ireland. This should not be permitted to continue.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure what you mean by "repeal the "Comfort letters". The then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland made a statement to the House of Commons on 9 September 2014 explaining that the scheme is at an end and these letters should not be relied on. We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like the Government to take.

You can read the full statement here:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-09-09/debates/14090934000002/HallettReport

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 December 2016
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