Ex-Green MP Golriz Ghahraman fails in second appeal for shoplifting conviction

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Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman’s second attempt to avoid conviction for her $9000 shoplifting spree has failed. High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning ruled the conviction was not disproportionate, despite Ghahraman citing mental health issues. Crown lawyer Alysha McClintock argued the shoplifting was premeditated, stating, “This was a spree, not a ‘moment of madness.’” Ghahraman was fined $1600 in June.

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