A garda who has made complaints against a senior officer, leading to that officer’s suspension, raised a series of concerns in the past about his alleged treatment at the hands of other Garda colleagues. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) is now carrying out that investigation into allegations made late last year by the rank-and-file member. It soon became clear the garda was the victim of the assault and the criminal investigation treated him as such. Meanwhile, the garda had applied for a position in a specialist Garda unit when he had been absent from work a number of times. However, the decision of a senior Garda figure to put him through to the next round resulted in a dispute with another senior member of the force.

Source: The Irish Times January 05, 2019 00:32 UTC