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Should informants be allowed to commit crimes?

A new report from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate recommends that gangland informants who provi...

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12.38 7 Nov 2024


Should informants be allowed to commit crimes?


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12.38 7 Nov 2024


A new report from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate recommends that gangland informants who provide valuable intelligence on organised crime should be permitted to commit criminal offences in certain circumstances.

What do you think about this approach?

Should informants be allowed to get away with some crime if they are feeding information to the police?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Nicola Tallant, Host of the Crime World Podcast & Investigations Editor with the Sunday World, Kathleen Chada, Founder of SAVE Action Group, Niall Spelman, former Assistant Governor of Wheatfield Prison and more.


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