Report on Roma scandals ‘highly critical’

A report on the Garda removal of two Roma children from their parents in the false belief they were stolen children is not ready for publication, the Department of Justice has said.

Report on Roma scandals ‘highly critical’

The report by Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan is understood to be highly critical of the actions by officers in the separate cases in Tallaght and Athlone.

Ms Logan submitted her report to Alan Shatter, the then justice minister, six weeks ago and comments he made at the annual meeting of the Garda Superintendents Association a few days later were taken as a reference to its findings.

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