Officer denies he tried to influence colleagues' statements

The supervising officer of a prisoner whose jaw was allegedly broken by a colleague has denied he tried to influence other officers' statements relating to the incident.

Mr Finbar Burke, who supervised a "control and restraint" team involved in the relocation of the prisoner after a riot in Mountjoy Jail, was in the witness box again on day-16 of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court having been tendered to the court by the prosecution to give additional