Derry march charges re-instated in Marian Price case

Marian Price's lawyer said she was severely depressed and may not be fit to appear in court
ON September 5 charges against four people including former hunger striker Marian Price have been re-instated by the British Public Prosecution Service (PPS).

In May, a district judge said he would not return the four for trial as there were "no papers in front of him" and the charges were not proceeded with. However, the decision by the PPS means that the four will now face the original charges again. The three Derry men were freed but Marian Price continued to be held in custody because her licence had been revoked.

Marian Price (57) who appeared in court under her married name of Marian McGlinchey, from Stockman's Avenue in Belfast, was charged along with Paddy McDaid, 42, of Sackville Court, Frank Quigley, 29, of Elmwood Road and Marvin Canning, 50, of Glendara, all in Derry, in connection with managing and taking part in a meeting in support of a proscribed organisation.

They are due to appear at a preliminary enquiry at the city's Magistrate's Court on September 27. At the time of her first appearance on this charge in May 2011, it was announced that the British Secretary of Sate had revoked Marian Price's licence and she has remained in custody ever since. There are increasing concerns about the health of Marian Price.

Source: Republican Sinn Fein 22-09-2012