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Suspected UVF memorabilia found at the home of an alleged leader of a show of strength in east Belfast is from the First World War, the High Court heard today.
Stephen Matthews UVF memorabilia is from World War One, court told belfastlive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from belfastlive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UVF chief Stephen Matthews
But what was not revealed in court are the annual six-figure sums of public cash given to ACT, which was set up to help the UVF transition into a community organisation.
Last year the registered charity, which counts several former UVF life sentence prisoners on its board of trustees, was given almost £300,000 of government cash.
UVF leaders John Bunter Graham and Harry Stockman have met with senior civil servants under the auspices of ACT to ask for £5m of funding to help the paramilitary group abandon criminality.
Government sources told Sunday Life that the charity s public defence of the Pitt Park intimidation could damage future cash requests.