The british government apologised for the army's actions after a report that took 12 years to complete.
The report concluded that the soldiers gave no warning before opening fire against unarmed persons. This report had information from 921 witnesses, 2,500 written statements and 60 volumes of written evidence. Northern Ireland's public prosecution service said it was considering whether to prosecute anyone or not.
Public Prosecution service will consider the report to determine the nature and extent of any police enquiries and investigations required to enable informed decisions to be taken.
Due to the Good Friday agreement, any soldier that is prosecuted , will not spend a day in jail.
Wriggle room remains for prosecutions, for civil lawsuits for retired soldiers, particularly because some of the lied to the Saville inquiry. The Saville inquiry was an investigation for this case.
The final bill was estimated at nearly 200 million pounds, making it the most expensive inquiry in British legal history.
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