Marriage blocked after probe into bogus applications

A MARRIAGE planned this week between a Pakistani man and a 19-year-old Latvian bride-to-be will not go ahead following a Garda investigation into bogus marriages.

Marriage blocked after probe into bogus applications
Tue, 26 Jan, 2010 - 00:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Muhammad Shafi was one of 20 cricket players from Pakistan who went missing in July 2008 after the national team arrived here on a seven-day visa for a cricket tournament.

The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) is investigating over 100 cases of suspect marriages or intended marriages between Asian men and Eastern European women in Ireland.

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CourtsCrimePlace: PakistanPlace: IrelandPlace: Eastern EuropePlace: Baltic statesPlace: EUPlace: BlanchardstownPlace: West DublinPlace: BallymunPlace: north DublinPlace: Letterkenny, Co DonegalPlace: SpainPlace: DenmarkPerson: Muhammad ShafiPerson: ShafiPerson: JudgePerson: Hugh O’DonnellPerson: O’DonnellPerson: Justice MinisterPerson: Dermot AhernPerson: NigeriansPerson: Denis NaughtenOrganisation: GardaOrganisation: Garda National Immigration BureauOrganisation: GNIBOrganisation: EUOrganisation: Department of JusticeOrganisation: Fine Gael
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