Boy, the Swedish “justice” system really threw the book at this culture-enriching “youth”: a sentence of three and a half years in the slammer for blinding a girl in one eye, of which the mischievous rascal will serve just over two years. Imagine what he would have gotten if he blew out both her eyes. Or killed her! Then he might have received a five-year sentence, just to teach him a lesson.

It’s interesting that he is to be deported when he completes his sentence. Normally Sweden doesn’t do much in the way of deporting, because it would violate the human rights of the deportee. Maybe times are changing.

Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating this article from Samhällsnytt:

Taha Blew Out a Girl’s Eye in a Firework Attack — To Be Deported

March 1, 2024

Samnytt earlier reported how 19-year-old Taha Jasim from Iraq, but residing in Tranås, shot a life-threatening firework directly into a crowd that detonated in the face of a Swedish girl, who was seriously injured and lost sight in one eye. Now Taha has been sentenced for aggravated assault to 3½ years in prison. He is also to be deported from Sweden.

On New Year’s Eve Taha, in an extremely drunken condition, thought he was still capable of handling life-threatening fireworks. To shoot these straight into a crowd on Storgatan in central Tranås in this condition gave an extra dimension of excitement to the activity.

Girl’s eye blown out

Those who were affected by the rocket fire didn’t think it was so funny. Especially the girl in whose face the explosive device exploded. She suffered serious injuries, including an eye being torn so badly that she is now blind in that eye.

After that, Taha threw a firework into a boutique, which exploded there. Luckily no other persons were injured in the attack.

Prison for aggravated assault

Taha was identified and prosecuted. During questioning, he denied the crime, claiming that he could not remember the prank.

The court did not believe him, and sentenced him for aggravated assault. The penalty is set at 3½ years in prison, of which Taha gets one-third reduced.

Residing illegally in Sweden

During the investigation, it also emerged that Taha is illegally in Sweden. The Eksjö court views the crime’s seriousness in combination with the circumstances sufficient to also sentence him to deportation for life.

He is also sentenced to pay damages of just over a half million kronor [$50,000] to the seriously injured girl. If Taha lacks the economic means, it will be the taxpayers who will pick up the bill so that the girl can get her money.