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Judge criticises GSOC over garda investigation
Updated / Friday, 15 Jan 2021
19:44
Crime Correspondent
A judge has criticised the Garda Ombudsman Commission for prosecuting a garda who was cleared in court of any wrongdoing.
Garda Noel Gibbons was charged with assault, false imprisonment and giving misleading information to GSOC in connection with the arrest of a Dublin Bus driver two and a half years ago.
The Garda arrested David Stamper in Dublin city centre on 15 September 2018 after the bus driver began flashing at him for driving in a bus lane and refused to give the garda his name or details when stopped.
Garda Gibbons, who is based at Pearse Street Garda Station, in Dublin and has also appeared as a presenter on RTÉ s Crimecall programme, had been driving his car and making a turn into the Garda station at the time.
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) has confirmed that a criminal investigation into the death of George Nkencho is under way.
GSOC said it has been in contact with Mr Nkencho’s family since the day of his death: “A family liaison officer (FLO) was appointed by Gsoc on the evening of Mr Nkencho’s death and has been in contact with the family since then, providing the services of an FLO.”
Solicitor Phelim O’Neill released a statement on behalf of the Nkencho family in which he welcomed the news of a criminal investigation.
The statement expressed extreme concern about what it described as Gsoc’s “distinct lack of urgency” in its approach to the probe.