A garda suspended for three years after giving a bicycle to an elderly man during the pandemic has been exonerated of any wrongdoing.The matter was the subject of an investigation after the unclaimed bike was given to an isolated pensioner to use during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the necessary paperwork wasn’t completed.
The General Secretary of the Garda Representative Association , Ronan Slevin, has welcomed the decision. “This was a case where good, decent community policing which is at the very heart of why we are trusted by the people we serve was blown apart and relationships destroyed. “Unfortunately this once again shows the disconnect between management and those on the frontline and a lack of common sense and proportionality when investigating community facing policing issues.
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