Letters to the Editor: Fears over extended powers for gardaí

Safeguards are necessary and imperative if individuals are to be protected from any abuse or bullying from the gardaí, according to Irish Examiner reader Joy Fouzai.

Thank you for your article regarding the extended powers afforded to the gardaí by the recent legislation (‘Very concerning’: Experts worry over new powers for gardaí, Irish Examiner, June 15).

I agree with the two professors cited in the article and worry, as an individual, if these new powers will exacerbate the problem of police corruption and prejudice seen in many occasions.