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Case No. 20497Driving while disqualified; no driving licence or insurance · Co. Longford · 10 Apr 2023

Disqualified driver stopped at Longford checkpoint on way to mosque, sentence suspended

On 10 April 2023 at 11.05pm, Mohammad Fazil, a 35-year-old man originally from Pakistan who now lives in Longford, was stopped at a Garda checkpoint while on his way to a mosque. He admitted he was disqualified from driving, and he was charged with driving without a driving licence or insurance. At Longford District Court, Judge Bernadette Owens registered a conviction and imposed a four-month prison sentence suspended for one year, plus a six-year driving ban. The latest development reported is this sentence, published on 30 June 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced30 Jun
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Mohammad Fazil, a 35-year-old man, was stopped while driving a blue Volkswagen Golf.
Where
The checkpoint is given as Battery Road, Longford, in one article and as Longford town by the sergeant in court.
When
The stop took place on 10 April 2023 at 11.05pm.
Cause
The driver was on his way to a mosque when he was stopped.
Investigation
The driver admitted he was disqualified from driving.
Charges
Fazil was charged with driving a mechanically propelled vehicle without a driving licence or insurance, which the source also describes as driving while disqualified.
In court
Judge Bernadette Owens at Longford District Court registered a conviction.
Sentence
  • A four-month prison sentence was imposed, suspended for one year.
  • A six-year driving ban was imposed.
Other details
Fazil is described as originally from Pakistan and now living in Longford.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe driver was stopped at a checkpoint at Battery Road, Longford. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe stop took place on 10 April 2023 at 11.05pm. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant was charged with driving without a driving licence or insurance. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtJudge Bernadette Owens registered a conviction. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceA four-month prison sentence was imposed, suspended for one year. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceA six-year driving ban was imposed. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver admitted he was disqualified. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe ban was a court-imposed disqualification for driving without insurance. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe defendant was on his way to a mosque when he was stopped. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe defendant is originally from Pakistan but now lives in Longford. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Jun2023
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Disqualified driver in the Midlands was stopped by gardaí on his way to mosque

    Reports the April 2023 checkpoint stop, the conviction and the sentence (four months suspended for one year, six-year driving ban) at Longford District Court. It also says the driver was on his way to a mosque when stopped.

    convicted, Mohammad Fazil, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Mohammad Fazil