A man in his 20s has been charged in connection the alleged stalking of a female politician in the west of Ireland.
The man was arrested on Thursday by gardaí who were investigating a complaint made by the public representative.
He is currently detained at a Garda station and is due to appear before Galway District Court on Friday morning.
The arrest and subsequent charge form part of a criminal investigation into alleged offences committed under new legislation that created a stand-alone offence of stalking under Irish law.
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A garda spokeswoman said the arrest was in connection to an alleged offence contrary to Section 10(1) of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 as amended by Section 23 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023, Stalking.
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