Ex-superintendent gives evidence in trial of five gardaí

Trial of four gardaí and retired superintendent told unit raided stations and homes and seized phones

Five are accused of unlawfully interfering or intending to interfere in potential or pending prosecutions

Gardaí have power to cancel penalty points, trial of four gardaí and retired superintendent hears

The five accused have pleaded not guilty before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to a total of 39 offences of “engaging in conduct tending and intending to pervert the course of justice contrary to common law”.

Ex-superintendent gives evidence in trial of five gardaí

The trial of a retired superintendent and four gardaí accused of intervening in potential or pending road traffic prosecutions has heard evidence from a superintendent whose role was to legitimately cancel fixed charge penalty notices after considering motorists' appeals.

Gardaí have power to cancel penalty points, trial of four Gardaí and retired superintendent hears

A TRIAL of four Gardaí and a retired Garda Superintendent accused of unlawfully intervening in potential or pending fixed charge penalty notice (FCPN) prosecutions, heard this Tuesday (November 18) that Gardaí in senior positions have the power to cancel FCPNs in certain circumstances. The five accused have pleaded not guilty before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to a total of 39 offences of “engaging in conduct tending and intending to pervert…