Poll: Convicted sexual offender immigrant granted permission to remain in NZ despite high risk of reoffending
A man who emigrated to New Zealand has been convicted twice for sex offending since his arrival in 2012 - including while on bail - but will not be deported if his record stays clean for the next five years.
The decision by immigration officials has been criticised, particularly as the man did not complete any rehabilitation programmes or offence-related courses in prison.
The Herald can reveal that Sultan Ali Abdul Ali Akbari arrived in New Zealand from Afghanistan in October 2012 on a resident visa.
In February 2013 Akbari indecently assaulted a woman and was convicted.
Then in 2015 he was jailed for two years and one month for five charges of indecent acts on girls aged 8 and 10 and indecently assaulting an 18-year-old.
That offending happened while Akbari was on bail awaiting trial on the 2013 charge.
At sentencing in the Auckland District Court a pre sentence report stated Akbari's risk of reoffending was "moderate to high".
Read the full NZ herald article here: m.nzherald.co.nz...
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2.9% Do you AGREE with the immigration authority's decision?
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97.1% Do you DISAGREE with the immigration authority's decision?
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