A number of republicans in Northern Ireland have been told their details are in the hands of unionist paramilitaries, it was claimed today.
Sinn Fein's Daithi McKay said republicans in Derry city, south Derry and north Antrim were informed during overnight visits by PSNI officers.
Police confirmed a number of individuals are in the process of being provided with information as "part of an ongoing investigation into terrorist crime".
The North Antrim Assembly member linked the visits to the court appearance of a man yesterday, who was charged with terror offences.
"Sinn Fein and the individuals concerned are obviously taking this matter seriously," said Mr Kay.
"It is unacceptable that unionist paramilitaries continue to target republicans in this manner, and the events of the past 24 hours clearly raise very serious issues for the wider unionist community."
Darren Leslie Richardson (30) of Moneynick Road, Randalstown, Co Antrim, was yesterday charged with being a Loyalist terrorist and accused of being a member of the outlawed Ulster Volunteer Force.
The factory manager at the major Northern Ireland bus builder, Wrightbus - which last week won a multi million pound order from CIE - was further charged with the possession of documents likely to be of use to terrorists and possession of a quantity of 9mm ammunition at the Wrightbus plant at Galgorm outside Ballymena, between a date unknown and April 11th.
Two further arrests were made by the PSNI last night as part of an ongoing investigation into terrorist crime. One arrest was made in Randalstown - where Mr Richardson lives - and the other in Belfast.