Crime Correspondent The Garda Representative Association has criticised the Garda Inspectorate's report on tackling garda corruption describing it as "a spin operation to bulk up figures to justify draconian oversight." The association has accused the Inspectorate of "inferring there was a widespread problem where no such problem exists." It pointed out that the vast majority of complaints to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission are not upheld and those that are only result in low level sanctions. The Inspectorate’s report, which was published a fortnight ago, warned of the potential for gardaí to abuse their power and pointed to weaknesses in supervision and guidelines.