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Asst. Commissioner's challenge to suspension is adjourned
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 15 January 2019, Assistant Garda Commissioner John Fintan Fanning's challenge to his suspension pending a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission investigation was adjourned for a week. Fanning, who has served nearly 39 years and is due to retire in August, claims the suspension is unlawful and unfair, seeks orders lifting it, restraining the Commissioner from communicating "false" information, and directing cooperation with the GSOC investigation, and also seeks damages. He alleges that GSOC received a protected disclosure from a rank‑and‑file Garda on 3 December, and that he was asked to provide information within 30 days, which he did by 20 December. GSOC then served a notice of a complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act, involving allegations that a Garda was removed from a firearms course after Fanning's intervention and that the same Garda was later involved in an assault.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Asst. Commissioner's challenge to suspension is adjourned. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- January 3rd Adjournment
- December 3rd Other
- December 20th Other
- November 2017 Incident
- December 2017 Incident
- 2019-01-15 Publication
Why: Shane Murphy SC, for the Garda Commissioner, said his side needed time in order to prepare a sworn statement in reply to the Assistant Commissioner's claims. CNI source report
Case subjects
Applicant
Outcome: Fintan Fanning aimed at overturning his suspension from duty pending the outcome of an investigation has been adjourned for a week.
Places mentioned
- High Court
Topics
Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime
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