Sinn Fein councillor ‘joined vigil but not un-notified parade’
Cllr Garath Keating said he attended the pro-Palestinian vigil but denied involvement in the procession of protesters following the vigil in Market Street.
A video clip recorded on Saturday shows the protestors chanting as they marched through the city led by an activist with a megaphone.
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Hide AdIt shows around 100 people, many carrying banners, posters and flags, making their way along Market Street and into Upper English Street.
There is no notified parade listed for Armagh on that date on the website of the Parades Commission.
As the head of the procession entered Upper English Street, Cllr Keating can been seen towards the rear with a large Palestinian flag pushing a child’s buggy.
He close to a young child displaying a poster while one of a number of women walking a short distance behind him is also displaying a Palestinian poster.