Morris tribunal resumes on Monday

The Morris tribunal will resume on Monday and continue with its inquiries into the arrest and detention of 12 people in connection…

The Morris tribunal will resume on Monday and continue with its inquiries into the arrest and detention of 12 people in connection with the death of cattle dealer Richie Barron.

The tribunal has already heard evidence relating to the detention of Katrina Brolly. She was arrested on December 4th, 1996. She and her sister, Róisín McConnell, who was detained earlier on the same day, complained of Garda mistreatment, which was continually denied by gardaí.

However, at the beginning of the new module last month two gardaí dramatically changed their statements to say they had lied and that the two women had been mistreated.

Each of the 12 inquiries into the arrests are being taken separately in mini-modules. On Monday, the second mini-module will begin inquiring into the arrest and detention on the same day of a brother of the two women, Mark Quinn.

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At the time, he owned a pub in Raphoe, Co Donegal, called the Town and Country. The mini-module is expected to last just over three days.

Next Thursday and Friday the tribunal will hear evidence from isli Gudjonsson, professor of forensic psychology, Maudsley Hospital, London.

Prof Gudjonsson is an expert on the psychology of interrogation and the effects on interviewees. The tribunal stated that the professor's evidence could be potentially relevant to all of the 12 detentions.

The 12 people listed in the detention mini-modules include Frank McBrearty snr and jnr, who are scheduled to appear in July.