§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Attorney-General how many members of the Ulster Defence Regiment and its Reserve, were charged with offences and convicted of offences, respectively, in 1985, giving details of custodial sentences imposed, and separately for charges and convictions concerning: murder, attempted murder, membership of illegal organisations, conspiracy to cause explosions, withholding information concerning terrorist activity, possession of explosives, possession of explosives to cause bodily harm, possession of firearms, possession of firearms with intent to cause bodily harm and other offences classified as scheduled offences.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn respect of cases received by the Director of Public Prosecutions Northern Ireland in 1985 relating to persons who were full-time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment at the time of the commission of the alleged offence or part-time members who were on duty at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, records maintained by the Director of Public Prosecutions Northern Ireland show the position to be as follows. Directions were issued to prosecute 27 such members of the UDR. Trials have taken place in respect of four of these persons. Of these four one has been acquitted and three have been convicted. All three convicted persons were fined.
In respect of the offences specifically referred to the position is as follows: