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RefuGeeGee Loses Appeal

The forlorn hope of her appeal has failed: her convictions stand. Justice Venning was having none of her womble excuses.

Convicted shoplifter and narcissist Golriz Ghahraman tried to appeal her sentencing for her shabby low-rent theft of high-class clothes last week.

Through her lawyer Annabel Cresswell, Ghahraman appealed the convictions at the Auckland High Court on Monday.

Cresswell told Justice Geoffrey Venning the convictions may impact Ghahraman’s June 2024 job application at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

People cannot work for the ICC if they have been convicted of serious criminal offending, Cresswell said, however it was was unclear if Ghahraman’s offending was serious enough for this to be a barrier.


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She’d have been better to ask Darryl Kerrigan about her prospects – he’d have told her she’s dreamin’.

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