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Kida Khodr Ramadan in the Tiergarten district court: found guilty again
Photo: Sebastian Gollnow / dpa
The Tiergarten district court sentenced actor Kida Khodr Ramadan to ten months in prison without parole for driving without a license.
The “Bild” newspaper and the “Berliner Morgenpost” report this, among others.
The court also imposed a driver's license ban for one year.
The current trial involved four cases of intentional driving without a license between February and November 2023. Since the 47-year-old already has a relevant criminal record, judge Frank Trieneck saw no chance of a suspended sentence.
Ramadan made a comprehensive confession and gave humanely understandable reasons for the crimes.
However, since the actor had already been noticed for traffic offenses, Triebeck did not expect a favorable social prognosis.
However, he remained below the punishment requested by the public prosecutor, who had pleaded for 14 months.
Ramadan's defense attorney had requested a suspended sentence.
Ramadan had already been sentenced to ten months in prison in 2022 for repeatedly driving without a license.
The actor defends himself against having to serve his sentence in prison.
His defense attorney has requested a postponement of sentence and a subsequent hearing.
However, the district court has not yet decided on this.
According to a court spokeswoman, it could take some time before this happens.
In the award-winning television series "4 Blocks", Ramadan played the head of a criminal clan of Arab origin in Berlin-Neukölln, which has to deal with murder, violence, drug deals, other gangsters and the LKA investigators.
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