Jury shown court summonses struck out in trial of gardaí

Trial of gardaí and retired superintendent hears evidence of road traffic summonses 'struck out'

The charges relate to the five accused allegedly unlawfully interfering in road traffic prosecutions.

Jury shown court summonses struck out in trial of gardaí

A jury at the trial of a retired garda superintendent and four gardaí accused of intervening in potential or pending road traffic prosecutions have been shown copies of court summonses that were struck out or withdrawn in district courts in Limerick.

Garda trial hears summons evidence withdrawn from courts

SUMMONSES for alleged speeding, using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving without insurance, which were marked “struck out” or “withdrawn”, were shown to a jury in the trial of four Gardaí and a retired Superintendent this week. The five accused pleaded not guilty before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to a total of 39 counts of “engaging in conduct tending or intended to pervert the course of justice”. The charges …