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51 years later – guilty or not? (niveaux A2-B1)

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51 years later – guilty or not?

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Patrick McVeigh, 44, was killed in south Belfast on 13th May 1972. Why? He was a victim of the Northern Ireland Troubles. Who killed him? A British soldier whose identity is secret. Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service calls him Soldier F.

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Now, Soldier F, who is a veteran, will be charged with murder. But that’s not all. He will also be charged with attempted murder of six other people. Three other veteran soldiers called Soldiers B, C and D also face prosecution for attempted murder.

The four soldiers were part of an undercover army unit called the Military Reaction Force (MRF) that worked in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.

McVeigh was shot at the junction of Finaghy Road North and Riverdale Park South. His daughter, Pat McVeigh, said, “My father’s killing totally devastated the family. This case should have been taken to court in the 1970s.”

Prosecutors decided there wasn’t enough evidence to charge members of a separate MRF unit for the murder of Daniel Rooney on 26 September 1972 who was only 18 at the time.

Detective Chief Superintendent Claire McGuigan said it was a difficult and emotional time for all of the families involved. “We are reflective of the long journey this has been for the families.”

guilty: coupable

whose: à qui

to be charged with: être inculpé de

an attempted murder: une tentative de meurtre

to face prosecution: être poursuivi en justice

undercover: en civil

at the height of: au cœur de

a junction: un carrefour

a prosecutor: un procureur

evidence: une (ou des) preuve

involved: (ici) concerné

Marque: Vocabulaire
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