“I also thought there was an amnesty agreement as part of the peace process, similar to the one in South Africa. But I think it was a one-time deal: if something wasn’t aired there, then it could later be prosecuted.”
Maybe; I’d think some of the people involved would have a hard time recalling all of the things they’d done (it had gone on so long).
Could be. The article at the link mentioned allegations of ‘dark forces’ in the new police service there, the old RUC. So maybe it’s revenge from those still in position there now that the IRA has been defanged while the British Army is still in full tooth, rather than the stated goal of going forward and leaving the past in the past, belief in the sincerity of which is what convinced the Republicans to disarm. But if I were one of her 10 children, I wouldn’t have forgotten about it either. I can’t really speculate though, not knowing much about this.