Two men have today been sentenced at Derry Magistrates Court for offences committed under The Terrorism Act 2000.
The investigation centred on the painting of a masked snowman mural in the city last year.
22 year old Jordan Devine was sentenced to three months imprisonment for wearing clothing, or having article(s) as a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.
Meanwhile, William McDonnell, who is 37 was handed a four-month custodial sentence for the offence of wearing clothing, or having article(s) as a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.
The charges brought against the two men were made by Terrorism Investigation Unit detectives investigating a mural of a masked snowman appearing to press the button on a command wire with the accompanying words ‘they haven’t gone away ye know’ painted on the window of a premises on Chamberlain Street in the city last year.
Speaking after sentencing today, Detective Inspector Dane says the mural was incredibly distasteful, appearing just days after an attempt to murder a colleague in Strabane.
