Four gardaí to be charged in corruption investigation
Updated / Thursday, 29 Apr 2021
15:27
Crime Correspondent
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.
The charges are a result of a probe by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Thursday 29 Apr 2021, 12:22 PM 5 hours ago 27,698 Views 0 Comments
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FOUR GARDAÍ ARE to be charged with perverting the course of justice as part of an investigation into Garda corruption in the south of the country.
A private citizen is also facing the same charge as part of a probe by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NCBI).
It is understood that a number of arrests have also been made. The NBCI have questioned more than 100 gardaí, and seized phones as part of its investigation.
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Search By Live95 News Team via Getty Images Five people are to be charged as part of an investigation into Garda corruption in the south of the country, according to reports.
RTÉ is reporting four gardaí and a private citizen will face charges of perverting the course of justice, following a two-year investigation by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
A garda and a civilian have previously been charged and are before the courts.
Garda Headquarters has declined a request from Live 95 News to comment on the matter.
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