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Sospeso da Orange Order per partecipazione a riot

Man ‘suspended from OO over riot’

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A 25-year old Belfast man has been suspended from the Orange Order after becoming embroiled in a riot in the north of the city, a court has heard.

David John Nixon, from Cosgrove Heights, was spared jailed and placed on three years’ probation after it emerged he is a full-time carer for his mother.

Belfast Crown Court heard Nixon was part of a crowd of loyalists who became involved in street disorder at Carlisle Circus on 2 September 2012.

Trouble flared following a nationalist parade in the area and at one stage during the riot, rivals factions clashed and pelted each other with missiles.

During the riot Nixon was captured on police CCTV pushing over a bin and making a handgun gesture to police lines.

It was accepted by Judge Corinne Philpott that despite bottles and other missiles being thrown at him, Nixon didn’t make any attempt to return the missiles.

Defence barrister Richard McConkey said Nixon has been suspended from the Orange Order as a consequence of his involvement.

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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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