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A Garda officer challenges a closed disciplinary hearing over safety concerns with faulty gun holsters, citing public safety and transparency.
Detective Superintendent Brian O’Reilly, a 30-year Garda veteran with NATO and CIA training, is challenging a Workplace Relations Commission decision to hold his disciplinary hearing behind closed doors.
He claims he faced retaliation, including a pay cut, after raising concerns about defective leather gun holsters that could allow weapons to be drawn even when secured, citing a 2020 incident where a Garda was accidentally wounded and another where Detective Garda Colm Horkan was fatally shot.
O’Reilly argues the secrecy undermines public transparency, especially given the safety risks involved.
Judge Garrett Simons ruled that closed hearings must be strictly justified and emphasized the media’s vital role in informing the public about matters involving state institutions and public safety.
The case continues in the High Court.
Un oficial de Garda desafía una audiencia disciplinaria cerrada sobre preocupaciones de seguridad con fundas de armas defectuosas, citando la seguridad pública y la transparencia.