A Loyalist remains the head of a police liaison committee despite being charged in connection with an attempted murder linked to the UDA feud.
William Cameron, held the post of chairman of Carrickfergus's community-police liaison committee when he was arrested in connection with a loyalist gun attack.
The 37-year-old from Dean Park in the Co Antrim town was one of a number of community representatives on the committee set up to represent local interests with the police.
Mr Cameron, a former UDP representative in south-east Antrim, appeared at Laganside Magistrates Court, Belfast, last Saturday in connection with the attempted murder of Robert Ewart.
He was charged with one count of possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances between January 1 1999 and January 8 2003 and was remanded in custody to appear via video-link on February 7.
He told the court that he found the ammunition and was not a member of any paramilitary organisation.
Mr Ewart remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot several times by two masked gunmen in an attack linked to the loyalist feud.
Last night sources said they understood that Mr Cameron, who has twice run as an independent candidate for Carrickfer-gus Borough Council, was still head of the community-police liaison group.
'It had been noticed that he was not as active on the ground in recent times and he did stand down from his position on the strategy partnership with res-ponsibility for Peace II but he is still a member of the policing committee,' one source said.
A spokeswoman last night said the police could not comment on Mr Cameron's position as court proceedings were ongoing.
The current UDA feud has claimed two lives. On St Stephen's Day Jonathan Stewart was shot dead.
The 22-year-old, who had no paramilitary links, was a relative of one of convicted UFF leader Johnny Adair's former associates.
And south Belfast UDA member Roy Green (34) was gunned down as he left the Kimberley Bar close to the Ormeau Road on January 3.
Adair was returned to jail last week after the Secretary of State moved to quell escalating loyalist violence.
His early release licence was revoked for a second time under the orders of Paul Murphy after a security assessment on his alleged activities.
The loyalist was arrested at his home in the lower Shankill, west Belfast on Friday afternoon and returned to Maghaberry Prison where he could remain until January 2005.
