Official report criticises actions of former Minister for Justice

An official report has criticised the former Minister for Justice for refusing to appoint the Inspectorate of Prisons to investigate the murder of an inmate.

Official report criticises actions of former Minister for Justice

An official report has criticised the former Minister for Justice for refusing to appoint the Inspectorate of Prisons to investigate the murder of an inmate.

The late Mr Justice Kinlen said Michael McDowell should have chosen him to carry out the inquiry but instead appointed a former garda and Deputy Secretary General of the Department of Justice.

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