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LEADING loyalist Andre Shoukri was ordered to hand back a single pound to authorities as part of his ill-gotten gains.

Andre ShoukriProsecution lawyer Michael Chambers told Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday that Shoukri had no realisable assets and so both the Crown and defence had agreed on the nominal sum.

Mr Justice Treacy, who jailed 32-year-old Shoukri for nine years in November 2007 for a series of offences including blackmail, intimidation and acquiring criminal property, said simply “I will issue the order”.

Originally the police had been seeking to seize around £147,000 from Shoukri after he used a dishonestly obtained money transfer to buy his home at Clare Heights in the Westland estate in north Belfast.

However in a statement released from police, a spokesperson said they have the power to seize any assets Shoukri might acquire after he is released “over an undetermined period of time”.

Describing Shoukri as a “career criminal” who thought he was “above the law when in fact he was beneath contempt,” Detective Superintendent Kevin Dunwoody said the case shows that anyone who lives a criminal lifestyle can expect to be stripped of their assets.

The head of the PSNI Economic Crime Bureau continued: “This is a case of one man thinking he was untouchable, using money that wasn’t his to live a life of luxury he didn’t deserve.

“This order means that if at any date following his release from prison he realises any assets, detectives from the Organised Crime Squad will ask the court to strip him of these to the equal of £147,000.”

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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