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Monday December 02, 2002 18:06

by As do many other ghosts

I wonder did these guys think of this all by themselves

Or is this the intended result of the investigation? How do you spell kafkaesque nightmare?

Two Gardaí involved in the policing of the controversial Reclaim the Streets rally in Dublin last May have begun legal proceedings.
The two Gardaí are hoping to stop the Garda Complaints Board taking any further proceedings against them.
A complaint of using excessive force was made against Garda Donal Corcoran following the protest in May.advertisement

advertisement It was also alleged that his colleague Garda David Gorman did not wear his identification letters and numbers.
The controversial policing of the Reclaim the Streets protest has led to 41 complaints by members of the public. Most of the complaints relate to excessive use of force by Gardaí.
In the High Court today, Garda Donal Corcoran who is stationed at Mountjoy Garda station and Garda David Gorman from Pearse Street station began proceedings to stop a Garda investigation into what happened on 6 May this year.
Four complaints of alleged excessive force were made against Garda Corcoran. One complainant said he identified Garda Corcoran from a front page picture in the Irish Times, another from video footage.
The two Gardaí are arguing that comments made at a news conference two weeks ago by the Chairman of the Garda Complaints Board, Gordon Holmes, has prejudiced their right to a fair hearing and the investigation has been wholly compromised.
At the news conference Mr Holmes criticised the failure of Gardaí to provide help with identification of officers.
Mr Justice Iarlaith O'Neill granted the Gardaí leave to take judicial review proceedings but refused an order stopping the Board from proceeding with the investigation of the complaints.