Scots Guardsmen Fisher And Wright

EDM number 489 in 1996-97, proposed by Phil Gallie on 05/02/1997.

That this House highlights the case of Scots Guardsmen Jim Fisher and Mark Wright, soldiers with exemplary records who, as a consequence of their actions, when acting to protect civilian personnel and interests whilst on duty in Northern Ireland at a time of high terrorist alert, were convicted by a Civil Court of murder; and notes that they have now served four and a half years of that sentence, longer, by over a year, than previous sentences served by soldiers similarly convicted for wrongful judgement; offer no threat to society and should be considered for release at an early date.

This motion has been signed by a total of 54 MPs.