Bassam Al-Rawi

• Former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault extradited back to Canada from Italy

  Bassam Al-Rawi was sentenced to two years in prison in December 2020 for the 2012 sexual assault of a woman he had picked up in downtown Halifax. 

  Crime

  Sep 9
  
• Taxi driver convicted of sexual assault under arrest warrant, may have fled Canada

  A Crown prosecutor told a Nova Scotia court that Bassam Al-Rawi, convicted of a 2012 sexual assault in his Halifax cab, may now be in Baghdad, Iraq.

  Canada

  May 30, 2022
  
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• Former Halifax taxi driver Bassam Al-Rawi loses appeal of sexual assault conviction

  Bassam Al-Rawi, a former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault, has had his appeal dismissed by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2021
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• Advocates disappointed after bail granted to former Halifax cab driver convicted of sexual assault

  Former Halifax cab driver Bassam Al-Rawi was released on bail Thursday, after being convicted of sexual assaulting a woman in December 2012.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2021
• Bassam Al-Rawi, convicted of sexual assault, released on bail to Germany pending appeal

  Justice Anne Derrick stressed that her decision to grant Bassam Al-Rawi's release as well as the Crown's decision not to object to his release had a 'firm basis' in law. 

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2021
• Former Halifax cab driver sentenced to 2 years in prison for sexual assault

  The Crown recommended Bassam Al-Rawi serve a sentence of between three and four years, while the defence asked for a two-year non-custodial sentence.

  Crime

  Dec 17, 2020
• Judge dismisses motion for mistrial in Halifax cabbie sex assault case

  A Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice has ruled that a Halifax cab driver that he found guilty of sexual assault will not be getting a new trial. 

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2020
• Bassam Al-Rawi, former Halifax cab driver, found guilty of sexual assault

  Justice Gerald Moir delivered his decision in Nova Scotia Supreme Court Friday afternoon, where he said he was convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim did not consent to having sex with Bassam Al-Rawi.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Lawyers focus on victim credibility in final stage of sexual assault trial against former Halifax cab driver

  A judge is expected to decide the outcome of this high-profile sexual assault case on Friday.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2020
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• Al-Rawi defence presents no evidence as closing statements in sex assault trial set for Wednesday

  Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. 

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2020