Man charged over documents linked to PSNI data

A 50-year-old antheral has been charged with possessing documents oregon records apt to beryllium utile to terrorists pursuing a large constabulary information breach 11 days ago.

The PSNI aboriginal confirmed the database was successful the hands of dissident republicans.

The antheral was besides charged with having articles for usage successful coercion and is owed successful tribunal successful Coleraine connected Monday.

The FoI details were published online aft being released by the PSNI but were taken down from the website astatine the PSNI's absorption a abbreviated clip later.

It was 1 of 3 abstracted PSNI information breach incidents being examined by police.

In an earlier incidental connected 6 July, a police-issue laptop and radio, arsenic good arsenic a papers containing the names of much than 200 staff, were stolen from a backstage conveyance astatine a retail parkland successful Newtownabbey, County Antrim.

It happened connected the Foreshore agelong of the motorway successful the northbound of the metropolis astir 16:15 BST.

Earlier connected Saturday, the PSNI confirmed that the notebook contained details of 42 officers and unit and sections of the publication inactive person not been found.

A laptop besides fell disconnected but it was recovered and "immediately deactivated".

It is believed the laptop belonged to a detective main inspector.

"This day (Friday) it was confirmed that immoderate of the outstanding pages, which contained details of immoderate officers and staff, person not yet been recovered. We person contacted those progressive to marque them aware," said PSNI ACC Chris Todd.

"Forty-two officers and unit person been specifically identified arsenic being affected and straight contacted past nighttime by enactment managers and elder management," helium added.

The full subdivision affected was besides informed astir the circumstances of the incident.

ACC Todd said a "significant magnitude of the notebook has since been recovered" and that nary unit files were involved.

He said enquiries were continuing to found the contents of the missing pages.

On Friday, a constabulary spokesperson said the PSNI would beryllium contacting the Information Commissioner and had already informed the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Department of Justice.

Anyone with accusation oregon who recovers immoderate worldly has been asked to interaction constabulary connected 101.

It emerged connected Friday that the superintendent progressive successful the 6 July information breach incidental has been repositioned wrong the organisation, portion a misconduct probe takes place.

The PSNI has provided nary further details astir his move, which occurred successful caller days.

In the incident, the PSNI's information hazard absorption portion was archetypal informed of the theft connected 27 July.

However, individuals were not advised of the incident, which could person compromised their security, until 4 August - astir a period aft the incidental occurred.

The PSNI has said the machine has been remotely erased of its contents and the vigor deactivated.