Easter Monday violence in Derry orchestrated to distract police from parade, court told

Youths throwing rocks towards police in the Bogside area of Derry, following a dissident republican parade on Monday (Niall Carson/PA)

Violence which flared in Derry on Easter Monday is believed to have been orchestrated by the New IRA to prevent police from investigating a dissident republican parade, a court has been told.

A man charged with offences under the Terrorism Act was at the parade in a “professional capacity” providing security, his lawyer said.