LYRA MURDER SUSPECT ON SCOTS MARCH

Street event supports Republican prisoners

- BY MARK McGIVERN

A MAN accused of the terrorist killing of Irish journalist Lyra McKee took part in a Republican parade in Scotland.

Jordan Devine played a large bass drum at the march in Glasgow earlier this month.

The 24-year-old was pictured taking part in a paramilitary-style parade through the city centre, with the Roberts/Mellon flute band.

Devine has denied in court any involvement in the murder of Lyra, who was struck by a bullet fired at police during a riot in the Creggan area of Derry on the evening of April 18, 2019.

The recent Glasgow event was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the internment in Ireland of IRA members. It was organised by the Irish Republican Prisoner Welfare Association (IRPWA).

This is alleged to be an offshoot of Saoradh, the political wing of banned terror group the New IRA.