Derry man arrested at Garvaghy Road checkpoint breached bail
A Derry man, who is currently on bail for a charge of supporting a proscribed organisation namely the INLA, was arrested at a police checkpoint on the Garvaghy Road at 5.15am on September 27 in breach of his curfew.
Christopher Dillon (18) of Rinmore Drive in Derry is currently facing a charge of supporting a proscribed organisation on July 12 after being arrested wearing an INLA T-shirt.
Part of his bail conditions are that he is to observe a curfew from 8pm to 6am and he is not to go within 100 metres of any protest or police operation.
A police officer told the court at 5.15am on September 27 a car was stopped at the junction of the Garvaghy Road and Dillon was the front seat passenger.
This was in breach of his two bail conditions as it was during his curfew hours and the officer said 'there was an ongoing operation in the Garvaghy Road.'
Defence counsel Adam Laird said his client accepted he should not have been out at that time. He said there was 'nothing nefarious' about Dillon's presence at the Garvaghy as he had attended 'out of curiosity'.
The barrister said that it had been 'a naive thing to do'.
Deputy District Judge Chris Holmes said Dillon had been in the middle of a police operation and refused bail.
Dillon will appear again on October 26.