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29/01/2007
Judge grants bail to Ihab Shoukri
The High Court has today granted bail to Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri.
However the judge, Mr Justice Weatherup, refused to consider documents claiming that he was a leading member of a loyalist paramilitary organisation and ordered him to live in England due to a number of death threats issued against him.
Mr Shoukri was released on bail of £500 and ordered to live at an address approved by police. He was also ordered to follow a curfew imposed by the court and to report to police on a daily basis.
During today's hearing, a prosecution lawyer said that he had documents to prove that Mr Shoukri was a leading paramilitary, however a defence lawyer said that this was not being given as evidence in the Crown Court hearing, therefore should not be considered during his application for bail.
Mr Shoukri was arrested in March 2006 during a police raid on a bar in the loyalist Tigers Bay area of north Belfast.
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However the judge, Mr Justice Weatherup, refused to consider documents claiming that he was a leading member of a loyalist paramilitary organisation and ordered him to live in England due to a number of death threats issued against him.
Mr Shoukri was released on bail of £500 and ordered to live at an address approved by police. He was also ordered to follow a curfew imposed by the court and to report to police on a daily basis.
During today's hearing, a prosecution lawyer said that he had documents to prove that Mr Shoukri was a leading paramilitary, however a defence lawyer said that this was not being given as evidence in the Crown Court hearing, therefore should not be considered during his application for bail.
Mr Shoukri was arrested in March 2006 during a police raid on a bar in the loyalist Tigers Bay area of north Belfast.
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Court told UDA planning end to criminality
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Judge denies application to revoke Shoukri bail
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Judge denies application to revoke Shoukri bail
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Ihab Shoukri back in jail
Loyalist leader Ihab Shoukri has been returned to jail over new charges relating to handling stolen property. Shoukri, 33, was arrested while on bail on charges relating to a police raid on a north Belfast bar.
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UDA leader freed on bail
A leading loyalist has been freed on bail at the High Court in Belfast today. Andre Shoukri, 25, from Sunningdale Gardens in north Belfast, was granted bail of £6,000 and released on the stipulation that he not associate with members of illegal organisations, and observes a curfew and stays clear of north Belfast.
UDA leader freed on bail
A leading loyalist has been freed on bail at the High Court in Belfast today. Andre Shoukri, 25, from Sunningdale Gardens in north Belfast, was granted bail of £6,000 and released on the stipulation that he not associate with members of illegal organisations, and observes a curfew and stays clear of north Belfast.
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