03-29-2016, 06:01 PM
It is a bit hard to sort the wheat from the chaff just yet, maybe this dude deserves everything coming to him, however you can see the classic signs of CASA building a case of embuggerance on hearsay, character assassination, combined with very little factual evidence:
Oh well at least the dude can afford a decent lawyer, still have to ask is it worth chasing and what was the real risk to aviation safety...
MTF...P2
Quote:Adelaide developer Roostam Sadri faces two years jail for ‘illegally’ flying plane
March 27, 2016 8:46pm
Ken McGregor The Advertiser
Roostam Sadri, left, with his lawyer Michael Abbott, QC.
AN ADELAIDE businessman is facing up to two years jail over allegations he illegally flew a plane and lied in an application for a pilot’s licence.
Roostam Sadri, 70, is being prosecuted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, who have charged him with two counts of performing an essential duty without authorisation and one count of knowingly making a false statement in an application.
Court documents seen by The Advertiser allege Sadri, who has headed various South Australian companies and multimillion-dollar developments, had unauthorised control of the plane in return flights from Adelaide to Victoria on January 25, 2014, and January 27, 2014, respectively.
“(Sadri) In South Australia and Victoria did perform a duty essential to the operation of an Australian aircraft during flight time when he did not hold a civil aviation authorisation that was in force and authorised him to perform that duty,” the documents allege.
Under the Civil Aviation Act, Sadri faces a maximum penalty of two years’ jail.
Prosecutors will also allege Sadri, of Wattle Park, lied when he made an application for a student pilot licence at Hobart, on August 4, 2013.
“(He) made a statement, namely that no action had been taken against him in relation to any aviation related licence, certificate, rating or authority by any organisation in an application for a student pilot licence to CASA knowing it was false,” documents allege.
He faces a maximum jail term of one year if found guilty of that offence.
Sadri has not entered an official plea but has indicated he will contest the charges.
He has engaged the services of prominent QC, Michael Abbott.
The matter has been set down for a pre-trial conference if it cannot be resolved beforehand.
Oh well at least the dude can afford a decent lawyer, still have to ask is it worth chasing and what was the real risk to aviation safety...
MTF...P2