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Refugee who had 14 fake identity cards felt he acted in "humanitarian crisis"

Date
2018-11-28

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Akbar Jafari, 33, was arrested in Dublin for creating 14 fake identity cards for supposed family members who wanted to enter Ireland. He claimed he had come to Ireland illegally from Afghanistan in 2007 to escape war and had been granted refugee status. Jafari said he was acting out of a "humanitarian crisis" and that the people were his relatives, though no evidence confirmed their identities. He admitted to conspiring to produce false documents between 2 and 17 January 2017 and to book cheap flights for them, paying out of his wages. Gardaí seized a DHL parcel at Heathrow containing fraudulent Italian and Belgian documents and searched Jafari's hostel and storage locker. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and the case was adjourned to 16 January for further determination of the alleged family ties.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Refugee who had 14 fake identity cards felt he acted in "humanitarian crisis". Charges or matters: make false identification documents between January 2 and January 17, 2017. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

January 2 Adjournment
January 17, 2017 Adjournment
January 16 Adjournment
2018-11-28 Publication

Why: Jafari told gardaí that he tried to facilitate the travel of these people to Ireland because they were his family members and he knew what they were feeling. CNI source report