Garda plays with power in ‘sick notes’ case

A trial collapsed as civilian Garda employee Lynn Margiotta’s rights had been breached. Now she and her brother want answers, says Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

Garda plays with power in ‘sick notes’ case

The questions around the Margiotta case are not going away. The number one question is whether the investigation and prosecution of a Garda civilian employee and her brother, a doctor, was in pursuit of a genuine concern for law enforcement.

The siblings, both in their 50s, believe it was not justified. Their belief is rooted in a body of evidence that suggests that, at the very least, this investigation and prosecution was highly unusual.

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