Jailed dissident republican has sentence increased

Judges held that the original six-year term imposed on Gavin Coyle for his role in the terrorist operation in Co Tyrone was unduly lenient.A bomb exploded under his car in the village of Spamount near Castlederg as he drove to work.

Coyle, 46, from Mullaghmore Drive, Omagh was said to have known the police officer during their childhood when they attended the same school. Counsel for the PPS insisted Coyle was no innocent bystander, but instead an active IRA member with an"entrenched ideology" who handed over his vehicle knowing it would be used for an unspecified terrorist purpose.They argued it should have been reduced further because of the delay in bringing the case to court.

He made no admissions throughout police interviews, initially contesting the charges, failing to confirm ownership or provision of his car and denying membership of a proscribed organisation, the judge pointed out.

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