Middle-ranking gardaí back controversial crime bill

MIDDLE-RANKING gardaí yesterday backed Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s controversial crime bill.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) called on all political parties to support the Criminal Justice Bill 2007.

The move came as theassociation passed a motion at their annual conference calling on the Government to declare the spate of gangland killings a national emergency.