The Five Demands

Derry terrorist Easter rally charges dismesse (BBC News Northern Ireland)
Marian Price was said to be too ill to attend the court hearing
Terrorist charges have been dismissed against four prominent republicans, including Marian Price, over an Easter commemoration parade in Londonderry.
They were all charged in connection with a demonstration last year in the City Cemetery during which a masked man made threats against the PSNI.
Price was said to be too ill to attend the hearing.
She remains in custody charged in connection with the murders of two soldiers at Massereene Barracks.
Price was due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court alongside Patrick McDaid, of Beechwood Avenue, Frank Quigley of Elmwood Road and Marvin Canning of Glendara.
Mr Canning is a brother-in-law of Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
After being told that preliminary inquiry papers were still not ready, District Judge Barney McElholm released her three co-accused as there was no evidence before him.
He said everyone was entitled to a fair trial within a reasonable period of time and he had seen cases involving complicated forensics which had taken less time than this.
A prosecution barrister requested a two-week adjournment to allow the papers to be finalised but the judge said he would not allow any further adjournments.
The judge said that while Price’s case was slightly different, the three men could be released from custody.
Price was jailed for the IRA bombing of the Old Bailey in London in 1973. Secretary of State Owen Paterson revoked her release from prison on licence almost a year ago.
She denies providing property for the purposes of terrorism, a charge related to the murders of Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey at Massereene barracks in March 2009.
Price’s lawyer said a new bid to free her would be made. He claimed the case against her over the Derry incident had been “a central plank” in Mr Patterson’s decision.

Judge refuses to return illegal demo accused for trial (Derry Journal)
A judge has refused to return four people for trial accused of managing an illegal demonstration at Derry City Cemetery.
Patrick McDaid, 42, of Sackville Court, Marian Price, 58 of Stockman’s Avenue, Belfast, Marvin Canning , 50 of Glendara and Frank Quigley, 29, of Elmwood Road had been charged in connection with an annual dissident republican commemoration on April 25, 2011.
Derry Magistrates Court heard that preliminary enquiry papers were not ready and had not been served on the defendants.
It was also revealed that Price is unfit to travel to court or to appear via videolink.
A prosecution barrister said the PE papers were ready apart from the signature of the Director of Public Prosecutions to authorise a non-jury trial.
She applied to the court to adjourn the case for a further two weeks.
Defence solicitor David Heraghty, representing Canning and Price, said the PE had been fixed for “quite some time” and the prosecution had “ample opportunity” to get the papers ready.
He revealed that Price is suffering from severe depression “in connection with her incarceration” and there is “no realistic prospect” of her being fit to attend court in a couple of weeks.
Quigley’s defence solicitor Ciaran Shiels said the PPS should not use the deterioration of Price’s health to “deflect” from the fact that papers are not ready.
He said the evidence against his client had not changed since June last year.
Mr Shiels made an application for the judge to refuse to return Quigley for trial.
Paddy MacDermott, acting for McDaid, made a similar application.
District Judge Barney McElholm said the illness of Price should not delay the case against the other defendants.
He added that he had directed the PE to take place today and added: “ IF I don’t use what teeth I have, I may as well let the prosecution dictate the pace and that is not a good situation.”
Mr McElholm said the defendants are “entitled to a fair trial wihin a reasonable period of time “.
Refusing to return the defendants for trial, Mr McElholm said: “I will not consent to any further adjournments of this matter.
There is no evidence before me on which I can return them for trial.”