In the past 24 hours a friend of mine was the victim of a relatively serious crime. It was reported to Gardai who said they would investigate further but have still not got around to doing so.
The incident happened in a public place and security there said it was caught on their CCTV footage and the supposed culprit is clearly shown.
The Guards are saying they are having difficulty obtaining the footage to view it themselves as they need permission from the landlord of the premises who lives overseas.
Are they trying to fob my friend off or is this some crazy law that I have never heard of? It just sounds so completely wrong that the Gardai have not got the power to demand this footage without the consent of anyone.
As you can gather my friend is concerned that the CCTV footage will end up going missing
The incident happened in a public place and security there said it was caught on their CCTV footage and the supposed culprit is clearly shown.
The Guards are saying they are having difficulty obtaining the footage to view it themselves as they need permission from the landlord of the premises who lives overseas.
Are they trying to fob my friend off or is this some crazy law that I have never heard of? It just sounds so completely wrong that the Gardai have not got the power to demand this footage without the consent of anyone.
As you can gather my friend is concerned that the CCTV footage will end up going missing