Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Martin McGuinness with Tony Taylor’s wife Lorraine and solicitor Aiden Carlin
SINN Féin MLA Martin McGuinness has repeated his call for the release of Derry man Tony Taylor.
He was sent back to jail last year on the orders of the then Secretary of State Theresa Villiers for alleged breaches of his early release licence.
Campaigners have called for his case to be heard in front of a judge so the alleged breaches can be examined in detail.
Mr McGuinness said: “During my meeting with British Secretary of State James Brokenshire I repeated Sinn Féin’s call for the release of Derry man Tony Taylor.
“Tony Taylor was sent to prison on the word of the James Brokenshire’s predecessor without bringing forward any evidence.
“I raised this directly with James Brokenshire today and told him the continued detention of Tony Taylor is unacceptable.
“And I made it clear that, in the absence of due process, he should be released immediately.”