Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors calls for review of suspension policy

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris will address the 46th annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors in Westport, Co Mayo, on Tuesday.

Investigations into allegations against gardaí are taking "unacceptable" lengths of time and a review of the Garda suspension policy has now been called for by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI).

Sharp criticism of the Garda suspension policy has been heard since a long-serving garda was suspended for more than three years after he loaned an unclaimed bike, reportedly worth €50, to a local pensioner who was living alone and could not buy one himself as shops were closed during the height of the covid-19 pandemic, but the garda did not fill out the paperwork for it.