Lenihan accused of burying report

JUSTICE Minister Brian Lenihan has been accused of burying the Morris Tribunal report by releasing it on the day the new taoiseach was elected.

Opposition parties said Mr Lenihan had used the high-profile change of government to distract from the damning contents of the tribunal’s sixth report.

The report found senior gardaí had abused suspects in custody, falsified interview notes, conspired to cover-up their actions and committed “shocking perjury” in the witness box.