Former Halifax taxi driver Bassam Al-Rawi loses appeal of sexual assault conviction
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Bassam Al-Rawi, a former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault, has had his appeal dismissed by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
A former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault has had his appeal dismissed by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
In December 2020, Bassam Al-Rawi was sentenced to two years in prison for the Dec. 15, 2012 sexual assault of a woman he picked up in downtown Halifax.
Al-Rawi was released on bail after his sentencing and has been living with conditions in Germany while awaiting this appeal.
The appeal was heard in June of this year.
Under the bail order, Al-Rawi was to return to Nova Scotia prior to the appeal decision’s release.
Al-Rawi’s appeal of his conviction alleged the court made an error when considering certain evidence relating to the complainant’s credibility and identification evidence, as well as improperly using hearsay evidence.
The appeal also alleged the court made an error and shifted the burden of proof to Al-Rawi.
In a decision released Tuesday, a panel of three judges decided Al-Rawi failed to demonstrate error in the trial judge’s credibility analysis.
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