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21/11/2003
Six men charged with UDA membership
Six men have appeared in court today charged with membership of an illegal loyalist paramilitary organisation.
The men, John Millar, Mark Gourley, Thomas McCrea, Thompson Gilmore, George Gilmore and Glen Murray, all from Carrickfergus, appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Friday to face the charges in connection with membership of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
Two of the men, George Gilmore and Thompson Gilmore, were further charged with making demands with menaces, threats with force as well as membership of the UDA.
Glen Murray was also charged with having an explosive substance.
All six men remanded in custody to appear by video link on 19 December.
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The men, John Millar, Mark Gourley, Thomas McCrea, Thompson Gilmore, George Gilmore and Glen Murray, all from Carrickfergus, appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Friday to face the charges in connection with membership of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
Two of the men, George Gilmore and Thompson Gilmore, were further charged with making demands with menaces, threats with force as well as membership of the UDA.
Glen Murray was also charged with having an explosive substance.
All six men remanded in custody to appear by video link on 19 December.
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