A Northern Ireland solicitor, whose consultations with his clients were secretly recorded by the police, has appeared in court on five charges, including one of attempting to incite a murder.
One of the charges relates to a killing in Belfast, which sparked the loyalist feud last year.
Manmohan Sandhu, 41, a lawyer who is based in Derry, was further charged with four counts of perverting the course of public justice concerning a murder, and an attempted murder.
One of the charges alleges that Mr Sandhu attempted to frustrate the PSNI investigation into the murder of Jameson Lockhart in east Belfast last year.
Mr Lockhart was shot dead in the cab of his lorry on the Lower Newtownards Road.
A PSNI detective admitted in court that the police had secretly recorded Mr Sandhu's conversations during consultations the solicitor had with a number of terrorist suspects.
The detective told the court he agreed that a solicitor’s meetings with clients should be confidential.
However, he said that given the seriousness and unusual nature of the offences he was satisfied the police response was proportionately lawful and necessary.
Mr Sandhu was remanded in custody.
