THE Court of Appeal ruled yesterday that suspended jail sentences imposed on two men for rioting during Union flag protests in Belfast were unduly lenient. Robert McKeown and Stephen Ferris were each handed new 18-month terms, half of which will be spent behind bars. Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said deterrent sentences were required for those involved in mob violence. The court refused to interfere with the suspended term imposed on another rioter, Edward Lynn, a former soldier who served in Afghanistan. All three were convicted earlier this year for their roles in sep[...]