Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan says she will not step aside while Commission of Inquiry investigates claims senior Gardaí mounted a smear campaign against whistleblower Maurice McCabe.
In a statement the Commissioner says a campaign of false accusations does not make her guilty of anything.
She says she will not step aside because she is innocent.
Read the statement in full
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Statement of Garda Commissioner 13th February 2017 |
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My position remains unchanged. Nothing has emerged in the last three weeks which in any way changes that situation.
A campaign of false accusations, repeated and multiplied, do not make me guilty of anything.
I have made it clear that I was not part of any campaign to spread rumours about Sergeant McCabe and didn't know it was happening at the time it was happening. I have repeatedly refuted that claim and do so again.
The easiest option for me would be to step aside until the Commission finishes its work.
I'm not taking that option because I am innocent and because An Garda Síochána, under my leadership, has been making significant progress, with the help of our people, the Government, the Policing Authority and Garda Inspectorate, in becoming a beacon of twenty first century policing.
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