Five gardai including retired superintendent charged with attempting to pervert course of justice over penalty points
The charges against the five relate to them allegedly communicating with other gardai and civilians about fixed charge penalty points relating to alleged road traffic offences
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A file photogrph of retired Garda Superintendent Eamon O Neill (Image: Liam Burke/Press 22)
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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.
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.