Impose 10-year minimum sentence on criminals for tiger raids, says FF

A minimum 10-year jail term should be imposed on criminals involved in tiger kidnappings, Fianna Fáil has said.

Party whip Seán Ó Fearghaíl — whose sister was held at gunpoint during such a kidnapping last year — yesterday published proposals to beef up the law on the area.

The main proposal in the Criminal Justice (Aggravated False Imprisonment) Bill is to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years on those involved in tiger kidnappings. Exceptions to the sentence would be allowed only if an individual who participated assisted gardaí in identifying the others involved.