THE GARDA WATCHDOG received 2,226 complaints about garda behaviour last year, over 40% more than in 2023, including a case where a garda member removed his brother from detainment after he allegedly committed sexual assault. The garda’s brother was detained by security at an event following allegations of sexual assault by a female attendee. The garda identified himself as a garda and removed his brother. AdvertisementGSOC was an independent statutory agency set up in 2007 to deal with complaints of misconduct by members of An Garda Síochána. Another case of garda misconduct included in the report was that An Garda Síochána failed to investigate a report of coercive control due to the complainants gender.