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Tribunal to investigate whether Garda commissioners "abused their position of trust"

Summary

The Disclosures Tribunal, chaired by Mr Justice Peter Charleton, was established to investigate an alleged smear campaign against Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. The tribunal will examine whether false allegations made against McCabe were used to discredit him and whether the current and former Garda commissioners, Nóirín O'Sullivan and Martin Callinan, abused their positions of trust. Counsel Mr Diarmaid McGuinness SC outlined that the tribunal's inquiries would focus on the transformation of the original allegations into claims of serious sexual abuse, the persistence of these false allegations in Garda records despite attempts by social workers to correct them, and the 2007 determination by the Director of Public Prosecutions that the allegations did not constitute sexual assault or assault. The tribunal also heard complaints from Garda Keith Harrison, who noted similarities between his own experience with the Child & Family Agency and the treatment of McCabe, suggesting a possible pattern of misconduct.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Tribunal to investigate whether Garda commissioners "abused their position of trust". Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2017-06-14 Publication

Places mentioned

Topics

Sexual Offences Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime

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