Garda not guilty of Reclaim the Streets abuse
21/04/2005 - 11:49:39A garda has been found not guilty of striking a protester with his baton at the May Day 2000 Reclaim the Streets protest in Dublin city centre.
Garda Paul Tallon, based at Mountjoy Station, was acquitted by the jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of assault causing harm to Mr Fergal Leddy on May 6, 2002.
It was day nine of the hearing, and the jury of 10 men and two women reached its verdict after spending one night in a hotel following almost five hours deliberations.
Judge Joseph Mathews discharged Gda Tallon from the court and thanked the jury for its care and attention to the case.
