€12m paid out in civil cases against Garda

THE state has paid out €12 million in civil cases related to Garda abuses investigated by the Morris tribunal.

The bill for malpractice in the Donegal division in the 1990s is set to rise even higher as 24 cases have still to be finalised. The figure does not include the case of publican Frank Shortt, as his case did not form part of the Morris inquiry.

Mr Shortt was awarded €4.7m by the Supreme Court in 2007 as a result of being framed by corrupt gardaí in Donegal and wrongly jailed for 27 months.