One officer faces additional charge of falsely imprisoning a woman following an investigation by Anti-Corruption Unit
Garda Sgt Ciaran Whelan has been charged with burglary at two locations, perverting the course of justice and false imprisonment. Photograph: Collins CourtsOne of the officers faces an additional charge of falsely imprisoning a woman following an investigation by the force’s Anti-Corruption Unit into the alleged activities of a unit in the Dublin region in 2021.
Garda Mark Duffy , of Dublin 15, and Sgt Ciaran Whelan , of Nenagh, Co Tipperary, were charged with burglary at a flat on Kenilworth Road, Dublin 6, on June 19th, 2021, and perverting the course of justice.Man convicted of sexual assault ‘is a dangerous sexual predator and everyone should know his name’Dublin-Monaghan bombings: ‘When I looked out into the street, I knew all normality was gone.
The three officers, whose cases were called separately, did not address the court and have yet to indicate pleas. Co-defendant Garda Colum Ryan, with an address in Co Meath, has been charged with burglary and false imprisonment and is to appear in court later this month.
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