Hiiraan Online
12/2/2023
Today from Hiiraan Online:
Home
Somali Map
Sports
Opinion
RSS
Somali Music
Contact Us
Facebook
Twitter
Google Plus
advertisements
Man applied for UAE visas for '40 sons'
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
advertisements
Applicant jailed one year as all but one were not related to him
The UAE’s top court sentenced a Somali man to one year in prison on charges of lying to immigration authorities by obtaining visas for 40 presumed sons. Investigation later showed only one of them was actually his son.
The Federal Supreme Court (FSC) also sentenced the other 39 defendants to six months in absentia and ordered their deportation from the UAE.
Court sources said the man had applied for visas in Dubai but immigration employees suspected his application for the high number of sons.
“Two of those who came on that visa were referred to the prosecutor…when they were asked whether they are the man’s sons, they said they had no relationship to him,” Emirat Alyoum newspaper said.
It quoted the son as saying his father has married many times in Somalia but it did not make clear whether all the 40 were in Dubai.
Chicago terror suspect’s long road to seeking martyrdom
- CNN
UN Special Representative for Somalia condemns the murder of former Trade Minister in Mogadishu
- UNPOS
Somali refugee population in Horn of Africa passes one million, but exodus slows
- Reuters AlertNet
Kibaki calls for sustained engagement on Somalia
- KBC
Leaked UN report demands sanctions for Somalia's corrupt leaders
- AFP
SOMALIA: Pity The Poor Pirates
- Strategy Page
Study cites corruption in Somalia
- Philadelphia Inquirer
Immigrant CAN guides teens adjust to American life
- St Cloud Times
Farah — golden Somalian import
- The News International
Three Kenya police killed near Somali border: police
- Reuters
Eritrea Demands UN Sanctions Be Lifted
- VOA
More Than 3,000 People Flee Somalia Monthly
- Prensa Latina
Home
Email