Imprisoned for Compassionate Act: Man Sentenced for Helping Persecuted Somali Journalist Enter Ireland
The court revealed that Omar Adbuqadir (31) did not gain financially when he handed a woman his wife's Swedish ID to assist her in entering the country.
The journalist's ID did not pass the facial recognition scan, raising suspicions with an immigration officer at Dublin Airport.
Described as "altruistic," Adbuqadir was sentenced to 18 months for trying to help a journalist escape persecution by using the ID for her to enter Ireland from Madrid.
Although she successfully sought asylum in Ireland, the woman's true identity…