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David Stitt: Loyalist accused of sharing material to incite hatred

According to police, there have now been 43 people arrested and 34 charged in relation to disorder in Belfast in recent weeks.

The court was told that Mr Stitt had asked his followers to “please share far and wide – this is about our families, the police are powerless – and that the aim is to bring the place to a standstill”.

The defence asked the judge to consider that others also shared the post and that Mr Stitt had been charged with re-sharing a post about a protest, not violence.

Mr Stitt’s lawyer said that those charged in court to date had been involved in violence and this post was well below that.

He added that he felt there was no connection between Mr Stitt’s post and any violence in Belfast.

The defence said that this was a copy and paste job “with a bit added on”, adding that Mr Stitt had fully co-operated with police, has not made any posts since and was not at any of the protests himself.

The defence also argued that citizens have a lawful right to protest.


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