Court Reveals Security Role in Easter Monday Parade Chaos

Violence which flared in Derry on Easter Monday is believed to have been orchestrated by the New IRA to prevent police from investigating a dissident republican parade, a court has been told.

Professional Security Role
A man charged with offences under the Terrorism Act was at the parade in a "professional capacity" providing security, his lawyer said. Thomas Joseph Moore, 55, had provided security at numerous events in the city, including a visit by former US president Bill Clinton. Moore, from Farren Park in Derry, appeared at the city’s magistrates’ court on Thursday via videolink from the custody suite at Musgrave Street PSNI station in Belfast.