Gardai to appear in court charged with corruption offences
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Four gardai are due to appear before Limerick District Court next month after they were charged with corruption offences following a lengthy investigation.
The four, some of whom are attached to the Limerick garda division, were arrested and charged this Thursday. A fifth person - a private citizen - has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. As part of an investigation led by the Assistant Commissioner, Organised and Serious Crime into alleged corruption in public office, four members of An Garda Síochána based in the south of the country and a private citizen were arrested and charged today with offences relating to perverting the course of justice. This follows directions being received from the Director of Public Prosecutions, read a statement issued by the Garda Press Office.
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They were arrested today along with a private citizen.
The five people have been charged with offences relating to perverting the course of justice.
The Assistant Commissioner of Organised and Serious Crime is leading the investigation, which is still ongoing.
The Gardai, who are based in the south of the country, are due to appear before Limerick Court on the 14th May.
All five people arrested today have been released on bail.
An Garda Siochana says As this investigation by Gardaí attached to the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) is ongoing, An Garda Síochána will not be commenting further.
BREAKING: Gardai to appear in court charged with corruption offences
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FOUR gardai are due to appear before Limerick District Court next month after they were charged with corruption offences following a lengthy investigation.
The four, some of whom are attached to the Limerick garda division, were arrested and charged this Thursday. A fifth person - a private citizen - has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. As part of an investigation led by the Assistant Commissioner, Organised and Serious Crime into alleged corruption in public office, four members of An Garda Síochána based in the south of the country and a private citizen were arrested and charged today with offences relating to perverting the course of justice. This follows directions being received from the Director of Public Prosecutions, read a statement issued by the Garda Press Office.
Updated / Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021
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Gardaí have arrested a man wanted in Northern Ireland on suspicion of the attempted murder of an off-duty PSNI officer in Derry in 2015.
The 33-year-old was arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant and has been formally extradited to Northern Ireland and into PSNI custody.
The arrest relates to the investigation into an under-vehicle bomb placed under a PSNI officer s car in Eglinton on 18 June 2015.
The murder bid was blamed on dissident republicans.
The man was detained on suspicion of the attempted murder of the police officer and possession of explosives with intent to endanger life.