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Fri 03 Mar 2002Shatter queries reliance on ‘supergrass evidence’Fine Gael TD, Mr Alan Shatter this afternoon questioned the reliance on ‘supergrass evidence’ following outcome of the Paul Ward appeal."The outcome of the Paul Ward appeal today illustrates the folly of the Garda Siochana and our prosecution services principally relying on ‘supergrass’ evidence in major criminal prosecutions where it is acknowledged that the ‘supergrass’ is an inveterate liar and totally unreliable," he said.