Dáil passes Criminal Justice Bill
10/07/2009 - 14:26:27The Dáil has passed the controversial new Criminal Justice Amendment Bill by 118 votes to 23.
The legislation is aimed at tackling gangland crime, but civil rights groups have raised serious concerns about some of the measures it contains.
These include non-jury trials for suspected gang members where the opinion of any serving or former garda can be used as expert evidence.
