The investigator who has now resigned held a position with significant responsibility and investigated allegations of serious wrongdoing, including criminality, made against Garda members. He is very experienced and had worked with Gsoc for some years
A spokesperson for the Minister for Justice told The Irish Times that the Department of Justice and the Minister were aware of the incident involving an issue with a staff member but added it would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases.
Garda sources said they believed the main social gathering to celebrate Mr Hutch’s acquittal on Monday afternoon for the 2016 murder of David Byrne had taken place on Monday night in suburban Dublin, with Mr Hutch in attendance, and which was several kilometres from the north inner city. A Gsoc investigator has almost all the same powers as a member of the Garda, including powers of arrest and to question any gardaí in relation to an ongoing Gsoc investigation. They would also be responsible for preparing files for the DPP and aiding prosecutions by the DPP when Garda members were charged with crimes and brought before the courts.
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