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His solicitor blasted the GNBCI probe

He went on trial at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court after a Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation probe.

Gda Flavin, of Rathkeale Garda Station in Limerick, was accused of trying to frustrate criminal prosecutions against individuals.

But after the jury found him not guilty on Friday, he said: “The last seven years have been a nightmare for me and my family.”

Prosecutor Fiona Murphy had said the evidence would show he “sorted out” uninsured drivers by frustrating potential prosecutions.However, the jury took just over three hours to clear him — with Gda Flavin now asking why he was brought to trial after the court heard there was “no direct evidence” against him.

He said: “My elderly unwell ­parents attended during most of the trial and to witness them in such anxiety and obvious distress will haunt me for a long time.”