Leo Varadkar questioned over leaking of private Government document
Detectives from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation questioned Varadkar for several hours in the presence of his solicitor, while officers also investigated his mobile phone.
Apr 18, 2021
Leo Varadkar allegedly leaked a private document to his friend while serving as Taoiseach in 2019. Rolling News
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Gardaà have questioned Tanáiste Leo Varadkar over the leaking of a confidential Government agreement to his friend Dr. Maitiú à Tuathail.
Varadkar was interviewed in relation to the incident on Friday, April 9, while gardaà also interviewed à Tuathail on a different date.Â
Detectives from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation questioned Varadkar for several hours in the presence of his solicitor, while officers also investigated his mobile phone.
Varadkar questioned by gardaí over leaking of Government document
The Fine Gael leader met gardaí by appointment and was questioned for several hours by officers in the presence of his solicitors.
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The Tánaiste has been questioned by gardaí over the leaking of a confidential Government document.
Leo Varadkar was interviewed by detectives from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI) earlier this month.
The Fine Gael leader met gardaí by appointment and was questioned for several hours by officers in the presence of his solicitors.
The Dublin West TD’s statement to gardaí over the controversy was made “voluntarily”.
Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Apr 18, 2021 1:47 PM
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has been interviewed by detectives from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation about the leaking of a confidential document to his friend Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail.
The Irish Times reports that Mr Varadkar was interviewed on Friday, April 9th. Dr Ó Tuathail was also interviewed by investigating gardaí, though not on the same date.
Both men were interviewed under caution and neither was arrested. They made appointments with gardaí to be interviewed.
When Mr Varadkar was spoken to a long series of questions about the case were put to him.
The investigation is into a complaint made to the Garda by an official within the Department of Health into the leak of a new GP contract in April 2019.
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