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Photo used in abusive posters could not be linked to any computer connected to garda
Summary
During a trial in Dublin, a 49‑year‑old Garda, Eve Doherty, was charged with harassing State solicitor Elizabeth Howlin between September 2011 and March 2013 and making false statements that Howlin was perverting the course of justice. The prosecution presented a poster that had photographs of Howlin and her distant cousin Brendan Howlin, TD, printed on it. The posters were reportedly left on cars around Howlin's estate in Blackrock, south Co. Dublin, and falsely claimed that Howlin was a corrupt State solicitor who had interfered in the prosecution of a local family of "drug dealers". The photograph used on the posters was taken in 2007 during a meeting between a committee within the Department of Justice and then‑Minister Brian Lenihan. It was uploaded to the website criminalcode.ie, and the prosecution argued that the only way the photo could have been obtained was from that site.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Photo used in abusive posters could not be linked to any computer connected to garda. Charges or matters: harassing Elizabeth Howlin between September 2011 and March 2013 and making false statements claiming Ms Howlin was perverting the course of justice. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- September 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-07-13 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: harassing Elizabeth Howlin between September 2011 and March 2013 and making false statements claiming Ms Howlin was perverting the course of justice (Alleged Or Contested)
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