secretary to shield personnel from investigations into offenses dating back more than 10 years penney mordaunt's plans have also been condemned by rights groups as well. it would be utterly disingenuous to have a presumption of non-prosecution for abuse yet at the same time claim justice is being solved british soldiers who break the law must face just like everyone else these proposals potentially set a dangerous precedent. any more than added it to the controversy by saying that she would like to extend the protections to troops who served in northern ireland with one story here's our she's probably bored. the new boss in here has proposed a new law one that would presume soldiers innocent of any offenses committed throughout the course of a broad more than 10 years ago although that rule could have exceptions for example if new evidence of alleged crimes were to come to light it is high time that we change the system and provide devide legal protections to make sure the decisions how service personnel taken the battlefield will not lead to repeated or unfair investigations down the line for t