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Senior garda engaged in "deliberate and unmitigated" cover-up, "whistleblower" tells tribunal

Summary

A garda whistleblower has concluded three weeks of testimony before an ongoing tribunal, maintaining that a former assistant garda commissioner orchestrated a "deliberate and unmitigated" cover-up when investigating his allegations of garda collusion with a heroin dealer. Garda Nicholas Keogh alleged that a senior member of the Athlone drugs unit engaged in an improper relationship with a heroin supplier. The tribunal, chaired by Judge Sean Ryan, is examining whether Gda Keogh faced targeting, harassment, or bullying following his protected disclosure in May 2014. Gda Keogh submitted a complaint to the Justice Minister in 2016, contending that the subsequent investigation was fundamentally flawed. He referenced the Morris Tribunal's exposure of garda misconduct in Donegal during the 1990s as a parallel case. The tribunal continues hearing evidence, with three Athlone gardaí due to testify.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Senior garda engaged in "deliberate and unmitigated" cover-up, "whistleblower" tells tribunal. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 8 May Other
• May 9, 2014 Other
• 16 May Other
• 2 October Other
• 2019-11-12 Publication

Why: "I'd argue there was motive there. CNI source report

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Topics

Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision

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