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Dissidents may have mounted gun attacks on Garvaghy Road, court hears
The parade (pictured above in 2018 on a 20th anniversary protest) had been halted due to a temporary injunction being granted at the High Court in Belfast
Dissident republicans may have mounted gun attacks on police had officers cleared a path for an Orange parade on the Garvaghy Road, the High Court has heard.
The court has begun hearing a legal challenge against the secretary of state's decision to ban the Drumcree parade on security advice.
A lawyer for the Orange Order member bringing the case told the court about the contents of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) intelligence material.
Reading from it, he stated it was "almost certain" that dissidents were among protesters and it was "possible" they had access to firearms.
It is "possible" the guns could have been used to attack police, he added.
The lawyer further stated that petrol bombs may have been used in disorder which would have followed police removing protesters.
"There is reliable intelligence indicating that mainstream republicans are concerned about their ability to prevent disorder or control dissident republicans," he added.
He referenced there being nine intelligence documents, including one called "feelings of PIRA".
A lawyer for Boutcher said the PSNI assessment was that all "lawful and proportionate options" to facilitate the parade had been "exhausted".