A retired Circuit Court judge ( W. A. Murphy ) suggested that some members of the force had committed perjury in criminal trials before him but later stated that he was misquoted , while Minister of State Dick Roche , accused Gardaí in one instance of `` torture '' .
A retired Circuit Court judge ( W. A. Murphy ) suggested that some members of the force had committed perjury in criminal trials before him but later stated that he was misquoted , while a Minister of State ( Dick Roche , a junior government minister ) accused Gardaí in one instance of `` torture '' .