5名爱尔兰前警官因据称在2016年至2019年期间冻结交通罚款(主要是运动员的罚款)而受审。 Five former Irish police officers stand trial for allegedly blocking traffic fines, mainly for athletes, between 2016 and 2019.

利默里克巡回刑事法院已宣誓成立陪审团,审判5名爱尔兰前警官(4名在职和1名退休被告),他们被控在2016年10月至2019年9月期间干扰交通处罚通知,企图歪曲司法。 A jury has been sworn in at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court for the trial of five former Irish police officers—four serving and one retired—accused of attempting to pervert justice by interfering with traffic penalty notices between October 2016 and September 2019. 包括退休的Eamon O'Neill警长在内的被告面临42项指控,涉及据称因超速和驾驶时使用移动电话等罪行而终止固定指控通知,特别是涉及Limerick县与体育界有联系的个人。 The defendants, including retired Superintendent Eamon O'Neill, face 42 counts related to allegedly terminating fixed charge notices for offenses like speeding and using mobile phones while driving, particularly involving individuals linked to the sporting community in County Limerick. 该案源于爱尔兰国家刑事调查局的调查,预计长达六周的审判可能涉及约100名证人,包括高级官员、信息技术专家以及来自邮局和运输局的官员。 The case stems from a probe by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the trial, expected to last up to six weeks, may involve around 100 witnesses, including senior officers, IT experts, and officials from An Post and the Department of Transport. 自2021年4月被捕以来,所有五名被告都一直被保释,不认罪。 All five defendants have remained on bail since their arrest in April 2021 and pleaded not guilty.