Five gardai including retired superintendent charged with attempting to pervert course of justice over penalty points
The charges against the five relate to them allegedly communicating with other gardai and civilians about fixed charge penalty points relating to alleged road traffic offences
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Four gardaí and retired superintendent to face trials over allegedly attempting to pervert course of justice
The five accused were charged in court with a total of 42 counts of perverting the course of justice. By David Raleigh Friday 14 May 2021, 12:51 PM 4 hours ago 15,673 Views 0 Comments
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A RETIRED GARDA superintendent, two serving garda sergeants, and two servinging gardaí are to face trials, after they were each charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice before Limerick District Court.
The investigation, into alleged wrongdoing by garda members in the Southern region, is being led by the Dublin-based Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI), under the direction of Detective Chief Superintendent Walter O’Sullivan.
Gardai to stand trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice
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A NUMBER of serving Limerick gardai and a retired garda superintendent are to stand trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice over a three-year period.
The five defendants were charged last month following a two-year investigation which was led by members of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
This morning, Detective Chief Superintendent Walter O Sullivan of GNBCI gave evidence at Limerick District Court of formally arresting and charging all five at Mayorstone garda station in the city on April 29.
None, he said, made any reply to charges which are contrary to common law.
Four gardaí to be charged in corruption investigation
Updated / Thursday, 29 Apr 2021
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Four gardaí and a private citizen are to be charged as part of a two-year garda investigation into alleged garda corruption in the south of the country.
The five are to be charged with perverting the course of justice following an investigation by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
The Garda Commissioner suspended 11 members of the force because of the investigation, one subsequently retired.
Two others, a garda and a civilian, have been charged and are currently before the courts.
The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation first suspected in early 2019 that information had been disclosed about a Criminal Assets Bureau investigation into the activities of a criminal gang in Munster.
Five people, including four serving Garda members, are set to face charges in the courts arising from a lengthy Garda investigation into allegations centred on perverting the course of the justice system.
All five appeared by appointment separately at a Garda station on Thursday to be arrested and charged.
âAs part of an investigation led by the Assistant Commissioner, Organised and Serious Crime (OSC) into alleged corruption in public office, four members of An Garda SÃochána based in the south of the country and a private citizen were arrested and charged today with offences relating to perverting the course of justice,â a Garda spokesman said.