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Over 70 complaints made locally to Garda watchdog last year

May 28, 2021 13:09 By Shannonside News
Over 70 complaints made locally to Garda watchdog last year
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Garda Watchdog GSOC has recorded almost 2,000 complaints against members of the force nationwide over the last year.

Over seventy complaints were made to the Garda watchdog regarding officers' behaviour in the Shannonside region over the last 12 months.

Allegations made against gardaí included abuse of authority, discourtesy, neglect of duty as well as one sexual offence.

A complaint made to GSOC can often contain more than one allegation and for complaints to be admissible, they must satisfy a number of requirements.

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Allegations of criminal offences by gardaí are investigated by GSOC and a number of punishments can be handed out if breaches are identified and proven.

Between March 2020 and the same month this year, a total of 33 complaints were lodged with GSOC regarding officers in Longford- resulting in 67 allegations - including five complaints of neglect of duty - three of abuse of authority as well as one allegation of a sexual offence and 11 complaints were deemed inadmissible allegations.

In Sligo-Leitrim, a total number of 42 complaints were lodged about officers - resulting in a total of 57 allegations.

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Issues raised with the Garda watchdog include eight complaints of neglect of duty, three complaints linked to abuse of authority and three complaints about discourtesy

Nationally, the Garda Ombudsman received 1,956 complaints against Gardaí in 2020 - 200 more than 2019 figures.

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