Former Mid and East Antrim Council chief executive Anne Donaghy has been convicted of two charges relating to the deletion of an email to prevent its disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
The case concerned an email sent to former first minister Arlene Foster about security concerns regarding the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol at Larne Port in 2021.
Court outcome
Donaghy, 56, of Clonmore Road, Dungannon, was cleared of a third charge of attempting to have a second email deleted.
Mid and East Antrim Council’s former director of corporate services Aaron McClelland, 49, of Clonmakate Road, Portadown, was also cleared of trying to have an email deleted.
Fine imposed
Judge Alana McSorley fined Donaghy £750 for each count following a trial at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court.
