A judge says there is no evidence Christopher O'Kane, 50, is a member of a dissident paramilitary group.
A 50-year-old man charged with terrorism offences linked to a major data breach by the Police Service of Northern Ireland has been granted bail.It is alleged that Mr O'Kane, of Main Street, Feeny, County Londonderry, had a spreadsheet containing the names of every member of the force on his phone.The data breach happened in August, when police released the names of more than 10,000 staff and officers by mistake, under a Freedom of Information request.
A lawyer for the Crown described Mr O'Kane as someone highly efficient in technology who had allegedly tried to wipe his digital footprint. Within hours of receiving the WhatsApp message, the accused allegedly accessed a website used to search for residential addresses.During Tuesday's court hearing, defence lawyers argued that Mr O'Kane deleted the file and is no risk to any police officers.Barrister, Joe Brolly, characterised him as a "computer geek" who wrongly became a suspect because of his links with Irish republicanism.
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