Christopher Paul O'Kane was detained following a search in Dungiven, County Londonderry, on Friday.
By Julian O'NeillA 50-year-old man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences linked to the major data breach by the Police Service of Northern Ireland .
The phone allegedly had screenshots of sections with officers names, including one who was previously targeted in a dissident bomb attack.He was arrested by police at his County Londonderry house last Friday. One had detained Mr O'Kane for a stop-and-search, while the second was the victim of an attempted murder in a bomb attack claimed by the New IRA.A police detective told the court there is also evidence the accused had registered for a website used for searching for addresses using surnames.He said he was not in possession of the spreadsheet with his knowledge, and he was unaware it had been downloaded to the phone.
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