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The Gathering environmental group welcomes imprisonment of company directors responsible for illegal dumping at Mobuoy landfill site.
The Environmental Gathering organisation has welcomed the 33 months imprisonment for two company directors responsible for illegal dumping at the Mobuoy landfill site on the outskirts of Derry city.
On Friday, June 6, 2025, the first ever custodial sentences for waste crime was handed down in the North.
Commenting on the sentence, a spokesperson for The Gathering said: "Justice doesn't end there for this abhorrent environmental crime of unprecedented scale.
"Questions remain of the regulatroy authority and Public Prosecution Service (PPS) over delays in the prosecution case which saw the judge reduce each defendants' sentence by six months.
"The Gathering is concerned several charges were left on the books at sentencing.
The Proceeds of Crime recovery process has also been scheduled for a considerably distant date in the future, in a year's time. We would urge NI Environment Agency's Financial Investigation and Business Support Branch to step up its financial investigation. Last week a Confiscation order was issued by Newry Crown Court to another offender who pleaded guilty to environmental waste crime under the Waste and Contaminated Land Order. The aspect of criminals financially in huge ways from their crimes still needs to be addressed in the case of Mobuoy super dump. The potential figure of more than £40 million was cited in court as criminal benefit from their offending," said The Gathering spokesperson.
The public expense of future remediation works is estimated to be up to £700million.
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