17/08/2016

Two Men Charged Over Dissident Republican Activity

Two men have appeared before a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court charged in connection with dissident republican activity.

The men were arrested on Sunday, 14 August, shortly after 11pm in the Leitrim area by local members of An Garda Síochána as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity in the Sligo/Leitrim area.

They were detained at Sligo Garda station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 as amended.

The men appeared before a special court sitting at 9pm on Tuesday 16 August, where they were remanded in custody until 19 August.

(MH/CD)

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