"An innocent farmer who claimed he was tasered twice by gardaí searching for an illegal gun in Co Cork has settled a High Court action brought over the alleged incident."
"Thomas Browne (54) had claimed he was "unlawfully assaulted and battered and falsely imprisoned" by members of the Armed Support Unit while he was working in a shed on his farm on December 14, 2015."
Thomas Browne, a 54-year-old farmer in County Cork, settled a High Court action over an alleged December 14, 2015 incident. He alleged that members of the Garda Armed Support Unit unlawfully assaulted, battered, and falsely imprisoned him while he was working in a shed on his farm. Browne alleged that he was tasered twice during a garda search for an illegal firearm. The settlement resolved the legal action brought in relation to the alleged treatment by law enforcement officers during the search. The case centers on claims of excessive force and false detention by armed police.
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