Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said he welcomes the fact that gardaí have set up an internal review to look into the circumstances around the collapse of a trial in Belfast.
Damien McLaughlin, 41, walked free an innocent man from Belfast Crown Court yesterday.
He had been accused of aiding and abetting the murder of prison officer David Black six years ago.
During the case, the judge described interviews conducted by the gardaí of Leitrim man Stephen Brady as oppressive, aggressive, hectoring and bullying and said any conviction based on that evidence would be unsafe.
Today, Mr Flanagan said he was looking forward to receiving a copy of the report at an early date.
He said given the fact that the case took place in another jurisdiction meant he was precluded from speaking about the matter in any great detail.
He said the murder of David Black was horrific and said he believed a positive and constructive line between the gardaí and the PSNI is really important for the protection of communities and life.
Meanwhile, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has called for the review to be conducted swiftly and for the findings to be made public.
The ICCL's Maeve O'Rourke said the right to a fair trial is fundamental to democracy and that the conduct of interviews is fundamental to preserve that right.
She said that gardaí needed to be trained and need to know that they are accountable to the human rights of everyone they come into to contact with.
Ms O'Rourke said the kind of language and activities highlighted during the garda interviews was highly concerning.
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