Report was commissioned in wake of controversy over Cathal Crotty, an Army private who was spared jail last June after beating a woman, Natasha O’Brien, unconscious
The report was commissioned in the wake of the controversy over Cathal Crotty, an Army private who was spared jail last June after beating a woman, Natasha O’Brien, unconscious
The report, by senior counsel Peter Ward, found various instances of information on criminal convictions held by civilian authorities not being shared with the Defence Forces. In some cases, this significantly delayed the discharge process.Taoiseach strongly rejects charges of anti-Semitism by Israel’s foreign ministerIt subsequently emerged that 68 serving soldiers had been convicted of crimes or were before the civilian courts charged with offences.
The Defence Forces attempted to obtain a certificate of conviction from the Courts Service in order to process his dismissal but was told this would not be possible “due to data protection”. A request to the Garda was also unsuccessful. The report also identifies several cases of soldiers failing to inform their commanding officers about their convictions in the civilian courts.
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