Loyalist Stone set to stand trial
23 Nov 2007
The loyalist Michael Stone is to stand trial for his alleged attack on Stormont last November.
Loyalist Michael Stone is restrained at the doors of Parliament Buildings
He faces 14 charges, including the attempted murder of Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.
Stone, who was wrestled to the ground by security guards at Stormont’s revolving doors, has also been accused of explosives offences.
He was remanded in custody after a PPS request to have him returned to Belfast Crown Court on a date to be fixed.
Stone, whose licence for the Milltown murders has been revoked, is also charged with going into Parliament Buildings with three knives, a garrotte and an axe, possession of an imitation gun and assaulting a member of staff.
A defence lawyer for the 51-year-old has said the incident was not intended to hurt anyone, and was instead a piece of performance art replicating a terrorist attack.
'So venceremos, beidh bua againn eigin lá eigin. Sealadaigh abú.'
--Bobby Sands