Three men arrested under the Terrorism Act in probe into attempted murder of Det Chief Insp John Caldwell charged with with 'preparatory acts of terrorism'

By Gemma Murray
Published 4th Jul 2023, 08:58 BST
Updated 5th Jul 2023, 08:01 BST
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Detectives investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in February have charged three men.

The men are aged 45-years, 47-years and 58-years and were arrested in Newtownabbey, Coalisland and Belfast respectively.

A PSNI statement says the three men have been have been charged with preparatory acts of terrorism.

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The 45-year-old man and the 58-year-old man have further been charged with possession of articles for use in terrorism, and providing property for the purposes of terrorism.

All three are expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Wednesday 5th July.

As is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

So far there have been 31 arrests in the investigation into the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell – this number includes individuals who have been arrested more than once.