词条 | Fennelly Commission |
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The Fennelly commission, formally the Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons), is a commission of investigation established in April 2014 by the then government of Ireland to investigate several controversies involving the Garda Síochána. The sole member of the commission is Nial Fennelly, a retired justice of the Supreme Court. Fennelly identified three separate strands within the commission's terms of reference:
Interim report: CallinanIn November 2014, the Government requested Fennelly to investigate the Martin Callinan issue first and issue an interim report on it before dealing with the other two issues. Callinan's leaving office was described at the time, by himself and the government, as a decision to retire; however it was described by the media as a resignation, and the opposition accused Taoiseach Enda Kenny of having effectively sacked Callinan. The requested interim report was issued in September 2015. Kenny asserted that it vindicated his view of the events, but Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin claimed the opposite and promised to raise motions of no confidence in the Taoiseach when Dáil Éireann resumed after the summer recess.[1][2] Final reportThe final report was submitted on 31 March 2017 and published on 6 April.[3][4] The report found that senior gardaí had "almost total ignorance" of the fact that phone calls were being recorded.[4] It found no evidence that recordings were being used "improperly or unlawfully", while noting that the mere fact of being recorded was itself illegal, and that absence of evidence is not proof of non-existence.[5] The commission did not address one term of reference, namely allegations of recording phone conversations between solicitors and prisoners (in the custody of the Irish Prison Service rather than the Garda Síochána). This was because the commission required an initial report from the Inspector of Prisons, Michael Reilly, incomplete at his death in November 2016.[6] The report noted that Gardaí investigating the Toscan du Plantier murder had discussed the possibility of altering or suppressing evidence,[7] but not that they had actually done so. It found that they had disclosed confidential negative information about Ian Bailey, their chief suspect, to journalists, locals, and officials.[8][9] ReferencesSources
Citations1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/News/Taoiseach's_Press_Releases/Statement_by_An_Taoiseach_Enda_Kenny_TD_Publication_of_Interim_Report_of_Commission_of_Investigation.html|title=Statement by An Taoiseach : Publication of Interim Report of Commission of Investigation|last=Kenny|first=Enda|date=September 2015|publisher=Department of the Taoiseach|accessdate=7 September 2015}} {{Republic-of-Ireland-politics-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0902/725075-fennelly/|title=FF and SF plan no confidence motions in Taoiseach|date=2 September 2015|work=RTÉ.ie|accessdate=7 September 2015}} 3. ^Final Report, p.3 4. ^Final Report, §7.40, p.55 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/fennelly-commission-3327445-Apr2017/|title=Fennelly Report finds 'almost total ignorance' at higher garda ranks of secret recordings|last=Duffy|first=Rónán|date=6 April 2017|work=TheJournal.ie|accessdate=7 April 2017}} 6. ^Final Report, §1.3, p.23 7. ^Final Report, pp.97–99 8. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fennelly-report-ian-baileys-name-blackened-in-chats-with-public-447206.html|title=Fennelly Report: Ian Bailey’s name blackened in chats with public|last=O'Doherty|first=Caroline|date=7 April 2017|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=7 April 2017}} 9. ^Final Report, pp.101–103 3 : Garda Síochána|2014 establishments in Ireland|Public inquiries in Ireland |
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