Republican News · Thursday 9 January 1996

McAliskey remanded again

By Eoin O'Broin

Roisín McAliskey has been remanded in custody in Holloway jail until 16 January, following two separate court hearings. A third appeal for bail was made on 20 December at Bow Street Magistrates Court, but was denied. Stipendary magistrate Peter Badge said the ``extreme gravity of the charges against her and the fact that she has no settled ties in England means she might abscond if granted bail''.

At a further hearing on 27 December McAliskey's legal representative, Gareth Peirce, was told that extradition papers had been received by the British authorities. However Peirce said she was concerned that she had not yet seen the papers.

The Roisín McAliskey Justice Group organised Christmas Eve pickets in Dublin and Coalisland, and three separate protests in London co-organised with Fuascailt, the campaign group for Irish political prisoners in Britain, calling for McAliskey's release. The Irish National Congress also organised a picket at the German Embassy in Dublin.

Adding her voice to the campaign Derry Sinn Fein councillor Mary Nelis said, ``despite [McAliskey's] detention since mid-November, public representatives and women's groups, with a number of exceptions, have turned a blind eye''.

 

Meanwhile North Belfast man, Jim Corry, who is being held in Portlaoise prison for questioning by German authorities about the Osnabruck attack told An Phoblacht that although his extradition hearing is to be held in Dublin on Thursday and Friday of this week, his legal representatives have not been told what the evidence against him is.

Corry's wife, Christine, said she hoped Jim would get bail. ``I would plead with the judge in this case to reflect that Jim is not going anywhere if granted bail. His lawyer has said the full process of the law could take up to one year, and surely a young father should get bail until that lengthy process is completed? He is after all supposed to be innocent until proven otherwise.''

The campaign group calling for Corry's release held a protest on Belfast's Antrim Road last Saturday afternoon 4 January, at which 50 people attended.

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