Senior garda officer tells tribunal she has "no malice" toward Gda Harrison

A senior garda officer has told the Charleton Tribunal that she harbours no ill will toward whistleblower Garda Keith Harrison. The matter concerns a 2013 domestic dispute complaint made by Ms Marissa Simms, who later withdrew her statement after it had been referred to the Garda Ombudsman Commission. Garda Harrison alleged the referral was motivated by malice. At the tribunal in Donegal, Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn defended the decision to refer the matter to GSOC, stating it was made in good faith based on concerns about psychological harm to Ms Simms and her children. Counsel for Garda Harrison argued that senior officers had misinterpreted the Garda Síochána Act and that proper documentation procedures had not been followed. Chief Superintendent McGinn maintained that her actions were appropriate and measured, and that she has demonstrated no malice toward Garda Harrison since his return to her division.