The chairman of the Charleton Tribunal, Mr Justice Peter Charleton, has queried whether there was “any basis” for the Oireachtas asking him to investigate the matter he has been hearing evidence about since January 8th. Mr Justice Charleton said it appeared clear that everyone agreed, in relation to whether there was an attempt to rely on a false sex allegation against Sgt McCabe, that “no, there wasn’t”. Mr Justice Charleton asked what evidence there was that this was a mistake, an “uncorrected mistake” that was left uncorrected, or “deliberate ab initio”. When the tribunal resumes hearing evidence, the chairman said, it intends to hear evidence on all the remaining modules. These include whether a smear campaign was directed against Sgt McCabe by senior Garda management.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2018 17:48 UTC