The Five Demands

Il Ministro delle Difesa e il Sinn Fein hanno apportato modifiche alle modalità delle parate in programma domenica 2 novembre.
Il Sinn Fein ha modificato la propria posizione relativamente alla marcia in protesta alla parata in onore delle truppe dell’Irish Royal Regement di ritorno dalla missione in Afghanistan, che si terrà in centro a Belfast.
Il portavoce per la sicurezza, Gerry Kelly, ha dichiarato che la parata avrà inizio a Falls Road e la manifestazione si svolgerà presso lo svincolo di Grosvenor Road e Fisherwick Place.
Oggi (31 ottobre n.d.r) il Ministro della Difesa ha elencato le modifiche che riguarderanno l’Army Parade: le truppe saranno disarmate, non vi sarà alcuna parata aerea ed il repertorio musicale rifletterà la triplice valenza della manifestazione, compresi i brani del reggimento.
Ieri (30 ottobre n.d.r.), sia la Parades Commission che il Community Relations Council hanno invitato alla calma, dato che migliaia di persone sono attese in corteo al centro della città sia per protesta che in sostegno dei soldati.

MOD and Sinn Fein changes to parade and protest
Sinn Fein has altered the location of its protest against the Army`s homecoming parade in Belfast city centre on Sunday.
Security spokesman Gerry Kelly said the parade would begin on the Falls Road and the demonstration would take place at the junction of the Grosvenor Road and Fisherwick Place.
Republicans called a press conference after the Ministry of Defence announced changes to the military march.
On Friday, the MOD decided the Army`s parade would be unarmed, there would be no flypast and the music would be changed to suit the day.
In a statement, the GOC for Northern Ireland Major General Chris Brown said:
“We have taken a number of measures to ensure that our Thanksgiving Parade does not increase the potential for friction.
These measures include the fact that all on the parade will be unarmed and the musical repertoire will reflect the tri-service nature of this event, including regimental tunes, as well as the fact that it is happening on a Sunday.
As a further measure I have decided there will be no flypast. This further underpins our appreciation of the sensitivities surrounding this element of the parade.”
On Thursday, both the Parades Commission and the Community Relations Council called for calm as thousands of people are expected to flock to the city centre both to protest against and support the soldiers.