Iranian admits possession of forged passport

Iranian Fatemeh Sahami was sentenced to seven months imprisonment suspended for a year and ordered to return to Istanbul. 

Accompanied by her young daughter, the 29-year-old accountant listened attentively as Inspector Mario Haber accused her of being in possession of a forged Dutch passport. Sahami pleaded guilty to the charges.

Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit accepted the guilty plea and sentenced the woman to seven months imprisonment suspended for a year. The court authorised the immediate departure of the Iranian national and her daughter to Istanbul.