The Government's new bill banning gang patches in public and giving police more power to disperse gangs and bring in non-consorting court orders has passed.

Last-minute changes extended the insignia ban to being visible in cars - and inside homes of repeat ban offenders.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says critics of the bill have labelled it a violation of free speech.

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The Government's new bill banning gang patches in public and giving police more power to disperse gangs and bring in non-consorting court orders has passed.
Last-minute changes extended the insignia ban to being visible in cars - and inside homes of repeat ban offenders.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says critics of the bill have labelled it a violation of free speech.
LISTEN ABOVE

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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on the Government's gang patch bill passing

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