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Afghani man given suspended sentence for trying to smuggle people into Europe will be jailed after State appeal
Summary
An Afghani man, Akbar Jafari, aged 35, was originally given a fully suspended two‑year sentence for conspiring to produce 14 fake identity documents for family members who wanted to enter Europe. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court between 2 and 17 January 2017. The Court of Appeal, comprising Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy and Mr Justice George Birmingham, found the original sentence unduly lenient and quashed it. They imposed a two‑year jail term with the second year suspended, conditional on Jafari entering a bond for good behaviour. He will serve one year in prison, may complete an educational course before sentencing, and must attend court on 8 June when the sentence commences. Jafari had been granted refugee status after arriving from Afghanistan in 2007.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Afghani man given suspended sentence for trying to smuggle people into Europe will be jailed after State appeal. 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
- June 8 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-01-26 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
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: conspiring with others to make false identification documents between January 2 and January 17, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: An Afghani man who was given a fully suspended sentence after he was caught with 14 bogus identity cards has been jailed by the Court of Appeal. Judge Melanie Greally imposed a fully suspended two-year sentence.
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