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Article: Iranian in court on AK47 assault rifle charge.
- Article from:
- Derry Journal (Derry, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2008
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An Iranian-born PhD chemistry student was released on bail from the Magistrate's Court in Derry yesterday where he appeared charged with possessing an AK47 assault rifle, a magazine and four rounds of 7.62 ammunition.
Amir-Ali Esmaily, from Lisburn Road in Belfast, is alleged to have committed the offence between July 13 and July 18 of this year at a house his family owns at Bradley Park in Derry.
A detective sergeant from the PSNI's Major Investigations Team told Deputy District Judge James McFarland that police believed the defendant kept the rifle and ammunition on behalf of the Real IRA and that the defendant had links to dissident republicans.
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