Afghanistan, Dec. 24 -- Afghan asylum seeker Rafiullah Ahmadzai has been sentenced to nine years in Scotland for raping a 17-year-old girl, highlighting serious immigration challenges.
An Afghan asylum seeker, Rafiullah Ahmadzai, has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Scotland after being convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl in a public park, Scottish authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Ahmadzai, who arrived in the United Kingdom in 2023 after a perilous journey to claim asylum, denied the rape charge, insisting the sexual encounter was consensual. He was also found guilty of threats and abusive behaviour related to the attack, which occurred in October last year.
Sentencing Ahmadzai, High Court Judge Thomas Welsh in Edinburgh des...