‘Credible’ evidence for garda mistreatment claims

CLAIMS of people being mistreated and beaten by gardaí have credibility, according to evidence gathered by a European rights’ watchdog.

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) said that in some cases the claims were supported by medical evidence.

The CPT, an agency of the Council of Europe, said a worrying number of people made allegations of abuse during their inspections of five garda stations three in Cork and two in Dublin.