Gardaí ‘may have broken law on May Day’

GARDAÍ may have breached human rights law in their handling of the May Day protests at the Phoenix Park in Dublin, a rights group said yesterday.

Gardaí ‘may have broken law on May Day’

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) cited possible contraventions of eight articles of the European Convention of Human Rights - which was incorporated into Irish law this year.

They have written to Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy seeking a response to their concerns after which they will send a file to the Human Rights Commission.

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