Cllr Frank McBrearty
DONEGAL councillor Frank McBrearty has called for an international team of experts to be brought into the State to fix the justice and policing system.
Speaking on Tonight with Vincent Browne on TV3, Cllr McBrearty said successive governments have lacked the will to tackle the issues.
The Raphoe man was framed for a murder which didn’t happen; investigators later concluded that the death of cattle dealer Richie Barron was most likely the result of a hit and run incident.
The incident led to the Morris Tribunal which found “systemic” corruption amongst some members of the Gardai in Donegal.
“The only way we can fix the system is by bringing in experts from outside the State,” said Cllr McBrearty.
“We need to have the same structures which are used in Northern Ireland with a police authority because right now in this State there is no proper oversight of the gardai or the Department of Justice.”
Mr Browne responded: “You know that’s not going to happen.”
But Cllr McBrearty said it “needed” to happen.
“Article 40 of our constitution guarantees equal rights for all Irish citizens,” he said.
“But that’s not what we have. We have some people with all the rights and the rest of us with none.”
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