A 31-year-old man has appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged with posting a grossly offensive, menacing, indecent or obscene, message on Facebook.
The charge relates to comments on the social networking site about DUP MP Gregory Campbell and his reaction to the Saville Report in June 2010.
Daryl O’Donnell, of Belvedere Park, Foyle Springs, denies the charge.
The case was adjourned until 16 February.
Around a dozen supporters of the defendant were in the courtroom for the hearing.
Afterwards, some of them attached leaflets to the railings outside the court building.
The case has been adjourned until next month.
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