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Senior Garda to stand trial for frustrating drink drive prosecution
Summary
In December 2013, Detective Inspector Paul O'Brien, a senior Garda, was summoned to Dublin District Court to face a charge of attempting to frustrate a drink‑drive prosecution under Section 4 of the Road Traffic Act 2010. The allegation is that he consumed alcohol at his home on 6 May with the intention of undermining the prosecution. O'Brien pleaded not guilty, and the judge, Bryan Smyth, scheduled a non‑jury trial for February, noting that seven witnesses would be called and the hearing would last about two hours. No evidence had been presented at the initial hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Senior Garda to stand trial for frustrating drink drive prosecution. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- May 6 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2013-12-17 Publication
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