Former RUC reservist fined
A former RUC reservist and UDR soldier was fined Ł100 at Wednesday's
sitting of Derry Magistrates Court when he admitted taking part in an
illegal Orange Order parade last year.
A DPP representative told the court that 49-year-old Andrew Duddy
from Milltown View, Tullyally, was arrested shortly after he was
identified from RUC video footage as being part of a 500 strong crowd
which took part in an illegal parade through the Waterside area in
support of Orangemen at Drumcree.
Pleading mitigation, Duddy's solicitor claimed that his client was
not aware that the march had been deemed illegal when he turned up.
He also said that his client was also unable to hear the RUC
announcements at the march because he was standing in close proximity
to a playing band.
The solicitor then assured the court that the former UDR soldier, Mr
Duddy, would not be taking part in any illegal parades in the future.
Passing sentence, Resident Magistrate, Bernadette Kelly, warned Duddy
that if he came to the attention of the court for any similar
offences this summer he would face a much more severe sentence.
``I think this summer you should just stay inside,'' she concluded.
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