People who assault Gardaí and other members of the emergency services could be hit with tougher sentences as part of proposals set to be brought before the Government in the coming weeks.
The proposed amendment to the law, which current Justice Minister Simon Harris will bring forward, could see people who are convicted of committing an assault on a member of An Garda Síochána landed with a 12-year prison sentence. It comes after Garda Commissioner Drew Harris called for the laws dealing with assaults on Gardaí to be updated.
Throughout recent months, there has been a series of assaults reported by members of the Gardaí. Last week a mob was caught on camera attacking Gardaí in Ballyfermot in southwest Dublin, an area where there was previously a report of Gardaí being assaulted.
