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Sat 07 Jul 2009Limerick Ministers say Bill is vital to end gang rule
TWO LIMERICK Government Ministers have staunchly defended the legislation to allow for non-jury trials as essential to dealing with gangland crime in their city.
Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea said the gangs “are trying to intimidate people from showing publicly that they wish to bring to an end the malaise being caused by the gangs. Such is the brazenness and bravado of these gangs that they now seriously believe they have won and that they hold the entire city and region to ransom”.
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