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Sat 11 Nov 2002Allegations 'beyond belief'The Morris tribunal opened in Donegal this week. Joe Humphreys looks at the series of 'sensational and disturbing' claims of Garda corruption.Sensational and disturbing allegations of Garda corruption were disclosed for the first time this week with the opening of the Morris tribunal in Donegal. Claims of gardaí in Co Donegal planting hoax explosives and weapons, harassing and intimidating local people and helping to cover-up crimes in which they were implicated - most seriously, the alleged killing by two gardaí of cattle dealer Riche Barron - were almost beyond belief.