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Resta in carcere l’uomo arrestato a Dundalk nel corso di un’operazione in lotta contro l’attività dissidente

Un uomo di 56 anni resta in custodia cautelare nella Repubblica di Irlanda, dopo che lo scorso sabato sono scattate le manette ai suoi polsi presso la propria abitazione di Athaboys, nel corso di un’operazione della polizia atta a sgominare una fabbrica di ordigni.
La Special Crime Court ha confermato l’accusa di possesso di materiale esplosivo, tra cui 2 bombole di gas che avrebbero potuto essere utilizzate in un attentato dinamitardo.
McKevitt ha assistito all’udienza senza proferir parola. Evidenti i segni alla testa, della collutazione al momento dell’arresto.
L’avvocato difensore Kelly Imelda, ha dichiarato che il suo assistito ha riportato ferite alla testa che necessitano di immediate cure mediche.
Nuova udienza l’8 giugno.

Man remanded over Dundalk ‘bomb factory’ (U TV)
A 56-year-old man has been remanded in custody in the Irish Republic over a dissident republican bomb plot.
Philip Barney McKevitt, from Dundalk, Co Louth was charged with unlawful possession of explosives at his home last Saturday after a planned raid on a suspected bomb factory.
The Special Criminal Court was told McKevitt was arrested at the house in Athaboys, on the northside of the town about five miles from the border.
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He was charged with possession of explosives which included an improvised trailer and two gas cylinders adapted for use in a bomb attack.
McKevitt, who wore a beige t-shirt and dark trousers, had a bandage on the left side of his head and stood briefly as the charge was read out and did not speak.
His lawyer Imelda Kelly BL told the court McKevitt had suffered injuries to his head and body and needed medical attention.
Detective Garda Ciaran Regan, of the Special Detective Unit, said McKevitt was charged on Monday at Drogheda Garda Station and told he would be brought before the court in Dublin.
He made no reply when charged, the court was told.
“At the time of the arrest of Philip McKevitt, in my belief he had committed the offence of unlawful possession of explosives,” Det Gda Regan told the court.
Judge Alison Lyndsay remanded him in custody to appear again before the Special Criminal Court on June 8.
The other man, aged 23, is still being questioned at Drogheda Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has said lives were saved by the swoop at the outbuilding in the town’s Mount Pleasant area.