Greens MP Golriz Ghahraman hits back after she was accused of low act while in court over $8,000 theft
Daily MailA former New Zealand Greens MP has hit back at claims she is 'playing the mental health card' after she was caught shoplifting more than $8,000 worth of clothes. Golriz Ghahraman, 43, in March pleaded guilty to four charges of shoplifting after swiping $8,367 worth of clothing from three different shops between October and December last year. Ghahraman, a former UN human rights lawyer, was the first refugee to be sworn in as a New Zealand MP, having arrived in the country as an asylum seeker from Iran The MP was busted stealing from three different stores between October and December last year 'Nobody's getting off easy by publicly talking about being f***ed in the head, being someone who's in a mental health crisis,' she told Stuff. Ghahraman, a former UN human rights lawyer, was the first refugee to be sworn in as a New Zealand MP, having arrived in the country as an asylum seeker from Iran.
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