Corrupt gardaí must pay the price

THE scandal of police corruption in Donegal is going to cost the hard-pressed taxpayer, with €375,000 already going to an innocent man who was put behind bars by lies.

Corrupt gardaí must pay the price
Mon, 08 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

No doubt the case of Frank Shortt will cost millions and yet the men who lied and acted corruptly escape scot-free with payouts and pensions.

It is a farce that those who were found corrupt by a tribunal are allowed huge payments and pensions while the State picks up the tab for their corruption.

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