Garda: ‘This is a total violation of their human rights’

A Garda believes his colleagues have set out to ruin him and dragged an innocent mother and her child into the mess, writes Special Correspondent

Just after 11.30pm on December 4, 2016, Garda John left his Dublin station on finishing his shift. He went to the home of his girlfriend, Anne. John and Anne are not the real names of the man and woman at the centre of this story.

Garda John’s career was advancing at pace. He was dedicated to the job and on a list to be appointed a detective. He had been assigned to a unit dealing with serious crime.