James Smithers jailed for IRA membership

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James Smithers was jailed for membership of the IRA in the Special Criminal Court. The source reported that he was convicted of the offence connected with October 31, 2015.

Smithers was sentenced to four and-a-half years’ imprisonment. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy imposed the sentence. The proceedings were reported on 17 February 2017.