Noel BakerA man caught driving dangerously by a Garda who happened to be travelling behind him on the way to work was in possession of a false French driving licence, having been duped into undertaking a fake drivers test in France. The incident was observed by a Garda who was a passenger in the car directly behind Soussa’s vehicle. He had been on the way to work and contacted his colleagues who then intercepted Soussa’s car. His solicitor, Killian McCarthy, told the court that his client, who is originally from Algeria, had been a refugee in France and had paid an Algerian support group “a hefty price” to get a driving test to secure a French driving licence. However, Mr McCarthy said that in retrospect it did not appear that Soussa had sat a proper driving test, adding that his client had been “potentially naive”.

Source: The Herald June 21, 2023 16:40 UTC