In the line of fire: gardaí accused of torture and lying

GARDAÍ have been accused by a Government minister of torturing a man in their custody and of lying in a judge’s courtroom.

Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche and retired Circuit Court judge Anthony Murphy make the allegations during interviews to be broadcast on RTÉ tonight.

Mr Roche described as “tantamount to torture” a beating allegedly inflicted on a young man in a garda station, while Judge Murphy has accused members of lying in his courtroom.