2016-12-06
Jail for cigarette importer who tried to go back on guilty plea
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ihab Abou Alfa's offence was at the lower end of the scale and she would not have jailed him were it not for his "unfortunate conduct", which included putting the state to "considerable expense" when he tried to resile from his guilty plea. She sentenced him to six months imprisonment, with the final three months suspended.