Armed robbers "would rejoice" if the bail amendment was rejected, the Fine Gael TD, Mr Jim O'Keeffe, has claimed. "Over a quarter of detected armed robberies were committed by persons on bail according to statistics in the Law Reform Commission report," he said in a statement.
Robbers `would rejoice' in No
Armed robbers "would rejoice" if the bail amendment was rejected, the Fine Gael TD, Mr Jim O'Keeffe, has claimed
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