Deming Gao granted judicial review over sick pay decision

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Judge Seamus Noonan granted Garda Deming Gao’s application for judicial review in the High Court on 20 November 2017 over a decision to remove him from sick pay status.

Gao had been absent with stress-related illness after alleging years of bullying and harassment, much of it based on his race and religion. None of his complaints had been upheld, with investigations finding them unproven. The report said official records did not suggest that his complaints were vexatious or fictional.

Gao sought to have his sick-pay status restored.