Ramin Badalov receives suspended sentences for knife and Garda obstruction

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Ramin Badalov received a 20-month prison sentence for producing a large kitchen knife and a concurrent two-and-a-half-month sentence for obstructing a peace officer. Judge Karen O’Connor suspended both sentences for 24 months, with conditions including one year under Probation Service supervision.

Badalov pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to producing the knife at a house on 3 March 2019. He pleaded guilty to the obstruction charge during a court appearance in February 2021. The proceedings were reported on 29 June 2021.

Judge O’Connor warned that Badalov would go to prison if he came before her again, and that his wife’s support would not affect her decision on a future occasion.