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Sectarian crime

Friday, November 07, 2003

“First Minister welcomes tough police action on sectarian crimes: More than 50 cases of sectarianism have been reported to the Crown Office since the introduction in June of new laws to stamp out religious bigotry. Jack McConnell, the First Minister, said the number indicated how seriously the new provisions were being taken by police and the Crown Office - but accepted many cases may be hard to prove. . .” Scotsman

“50 hit by new bigotry charges” Evening Times


Posted by MM on Fri 7th Nov 2003 at 2:24 pm
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