Man remanded in custody charged with Belfast rioting offences

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in Belfast charged with rioting offences.

Jason Galbraith (26), of no fixed abode, is charged with 10 offences on the first day of serious disorder in south Belfast on August 3rd, after an anti-immigration protest in the city centre.

The charges include setting fire to a car, rioting, criminal damage to an electronic gate belonging to Holiday Inn and three counts of an offensive weapon with intent – masonry bricks, a wooden plank and a metal pole.

Galbraith is also charged with interfering with a traffic sign at Sandy Row and criminal damage to a car.

He indicated he understood the charges when he appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

No application for bail was made and Galbraith was remanded in custody.

Further court appearances are expected in Belfast and Downpatrick after a number of arrests across the weekend.

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