The Supreme Court has upheld the verdict against Kourani
The verdict was handed down in the Supreme Court today. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson
Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the District Court against Mohamad Thor Jóhannesson, formerly known as Mohamad Kourani, who had his name changed this summer, as mbl.is reported.
Mohamad was sentenced to eight years in prison for a stabbing attack he committed at the OK Market store in Valshverfi in Reykjavík, along with other offenses. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and requested an acquittal.
First offense in 2017
Mohamad's first offense was committed in December 2017, when he was sentenced to 30 days in prison for document fraud.
He came to the country at the beginning of 2017 and was granted international protection in the spring of 2018. He has never worked in Iceland for a living, but has, however, received public funds to support himself.
He then served 12 months for assault, burglary, breach of a restraining order, damage to property, bomb threats, forgery, weapons offenses, traffic offenses, and seven offenses against the Epidemic Prevention Act. He completed that sentence in January.
