67% of bannedgroup cases inLondonderry
TWO thirds of active cases relating to the alleged “organisation or management of a meeting of a proscribed Organisation” in Northern Ireland are in Londonderry, the Justice Minister David Ford has revealed.
The Minister stated: “There are currently six active cases before the courts relating to organising or managing a
meeting of a proscribed organisation. One is before the Court of Appeal in the High Court, one is before
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Hide AdBelfast Crown Court and four are before Londonderry Magistrates’ Court.”
Proscribed organistations in Northern Ireland include the Continuity Army Council, Cumann na mBan, Fianna na hEireann, Irish National Liberation Army, Irish People’s Liberation Organisation, Irish Republican Army, Loyalist Volunteer Force, Orange Volunteers, Red Hand Commando, Red Hand Defenders, Saor Eire, Ulster Defence Association, Ulster Freedom Fighters and Ulster Volunteer Force.