SF member faces assault charges

A leading Sinn Fein member, Mr Gerry Kelly, is due in court today to face charges of assaulting two RUC officers

A leading Sinn Fein member, Mr Gerry Kelly, is due in court today to face charges of assaulting two RUC officers. The charges followed disturbances in north Belfast on June 21st, 1996, when Mr Kelly was arrested during a sit-down protest against an Orange parade going through the area.