McGrail inquiry hears core opposing positions during first procedural session

Former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail pictured as he arrived at the Garrison Library on Wednesday for the first session of a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his early retirement in June 2020. Photos by Johnny Bugeja

22nd June 2022

The long-awaited public inquiry into the controversial early retirement of former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail commenced on Wednesday with a preliminary hearing on procedure during which starkly opposed core positions were also laid out. In opening the session in the Garrison Library, Sir Peter Openshaw, a retired UK High Court judge of the Queen’s...