Shatter ‘left in untenable position’
The disputed aspects of the report by barrister Sean Guerin include an alleged conclusion that Mr Shatter did not cause Sgt McCabe’s allegations to be investigated but rather accepted the Garda Commissioner’s response to the sergeant’s complaints without question.
When compiling that report, Mr Guerin failed to interview Mr Shatter or give him any opportunity to speak “or to have his voice heard at all”, Paul Sreenan SC, for Mr Shatter, said. There was no doubt Mr Guerin had power to interview persons and he interviewed Sgt McCabe for some 19 hours on four separate occasions, counsel said.
