Permitting criminal activity by sources could prevent or detect more serious offending
Mark Toland: 'The current requirement to exclude or remove someone engaged in criminal activity is removing a cohort who know critical insider information.' Photograph: Alan Betson
Other recommendations included introducing sting operations to catch corrupt politicians and officials, and significantly reforming how sensitive intelligence is shared throughout the force.Woman suing Conor McGregor over alleged sexual assault says he was ‘not taking no for an answer’The Garda has various systems of dealing with informants, formally known as Covert Human Intelligence Sources, who provide intelligence on criminal gangs.
Elsewhere, the inspectorate called for legislation to allow law enforcement to conduct “integrity tests” on officials in sensitive positions. This would allow gardaí to carry out sting operations to detect corruption – for example, pretending to offer a bribe to a public official in return for a favourable decision. The inspectorate said that corrupt officials are “one of the most serious enablers of organised crime”.
The inspectorate said gardaí have enjoyed considerable success in tackling major organised crime groups, including the Hutch and Kinahan gangs. However, it noted these gangs are still operating and have not yet been fully “dismantled”. Furthermore, these high-profile operations have made “little impact to the daily lives of many local communities”.
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