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Afghani man caught with 14 bogus ID cards begins jail sentence
Summary
Akbar Jafari, 35, an Afghani refugee, began a one‑year jail term after being caught with 14 bogus identity cards. He had originally received a fully suspended two‑year sentence from Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for conspiring to produce false identification documents between 2 and 17 January 2017. The Court of Appeal, finding the original sentence unduly lenient, quashed the suspended sentence and imposed a two‑year jail term with the second year suspended on the condition of a bond for good behaviour. Jafari entered the bond in court and his sentence commenced. He had been in contact with a Nigerian man in Dublin who had agreed to make the fake identities for his family members hoping to come to Europe. Jafari claimed he was acting out of humanitarian concern for his relatives, though the court did not accept this as a defence. The unnamed man pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Afghani man caught with 14 bogus ID cards begins jail sentence. Charges or matters: conspiring with others to make false identification documents between January 2 and January 17, 2017. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 2 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 17, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-06-08 Publication
Why: Jafari told gardaí that he tried to facilitate the travel of these people to Europe because they were his family members and he knew what they were feeling. CNI source report
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Appellant
Charges: conspiring with others to make false identification documents between January 2 and January 17, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Akbar Jafari (35), who was originally given a fully suspended sentence for the crime, was re-sentenced by the Court of Appeal after the three-judge court decided his original sentence was unduly lenient. Judge Melanie Greally imposed a fully suspended two-year sentence.
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