Punishment for Garda who loaned bicycle to elderly man drew criticism, but storage issues for seized items can have greater consequences
Lost pump-action shotgun underlines serious damage to Garda caused by security lapsesA watertight PEMS system helps gardaí reach the standard of proof required to prosecute suspects for a whole range of offences; from minor crimes up to offences like rape and murder.
Because the security of evidence – drugs, cash, firearms, among others – is crucial to police work, the loss of a gun from the PEMS system is very serious. It could lead to an erosion of confidence in the system, indeed in the Garda, and future PEMS-dependent evidence may be questioned in court by defence teams.
In the case of the pump-action shotgun, a criminal investigation is under way to establish if any Garda member took the gun for sale or supply to a third party. It is also theoretically possible the gun was lost through the bungling keeping of records and movement of PEMS items, though exactly how that could happen was unclear.has used Section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act to send a report about the gun to the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and to the Policing Authority.
The length of time that garda was suspended for, before being cleared after four years of allegations made against him, resulted in serious criticism of senior Garda management, including Mr Harris. However, while a shotgun is a lethal weapon and the bike was intended to keep an elderly man active, both highlight the porous nature of the PEMS system if rules are not followed fully all of the time.
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