ICCL calls on Garda complaints board to resign

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has called on the Garda Siochana Complaints Board to resign to force the Minister for Justice to give them more resources.

ICCL Director Donncha O'Connell said the recently-published Annual Report for 1999 contained "an annual catalogue of complaints which have not been adequately addressed, with a predictable whinge about lack of power and resources".

"It is clear beyond doubt that the current Minister for Justice does not care about the Board's repeatedly expressed concerns and is quite happy to maintain a sham system of police accountability," he said.

"They should now force his hand by resigning en bloc."