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"Garda informer" sues State over alleged failure to protect him from drug trafficking charge

Summary

A man who says he was a Garda informer is suing the State for failing to protect him after he was arrested in France for drug trafficking more than 17 years ago. He is currently in UK custody awaiting extradition from France, where he was sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking offences in 2000. In 2006 he brought proceedings against the Garda Commissioner and the Attorney General, claiming negligence, breach of duty, breach of contract and misrepresentations, and alleging that his constitutional rights and European Convention on Human Rights were breached. He says that in the late 1990s he entered an agreement with the Gardai to act as an informant and that the Gardai were to safeguard his safety, keep his identity confidential and protect him from prosecution. He claims the Gardai failed to intervene with French authorities after his arrest and conviction. The State denied the claims.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Garda informer" sues State over alleged failure to protect him from drug trafficking charge. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2018-03-07 Publication

Why: Patrick McGrath SC, for the State, asked for an adjournment of a week in order to reply to the man's application in relation to the use of the documents outside of the jurisdiction. CNI source report

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Topics

Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report