Irish PM demands review of watchdog over flawed Anglo Irish case


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  • Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny Enda Kenny speaks at the launch of the Healthy Ireland Network at Dublin Castle. May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister Enda Kenny called for a review on Wednesday into failings by the country's corporate watchdog in a criminal investigation into the former head of the failed Anglo Irish Bank.

Sean FitzPatrick was acquitted this week of charges of misleading auditors about tens of millions of euros in personal loans after a judge ruled that the investigation which led to the trial fell short of the impartial, unbiased inquiry to which a defendant is entitled.

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