Five Years for Lawyer Who Gave False Alibi Solicitor Branded a Disgrace After Lying Under Oath

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A LAWYER who provided a serious criminal with a false alibi for his High Court trial has been jailed for five years and three months.

Conveyancing solicitor Shahid Pervez, 39, was branded by judge Lord Hardie as a disgrace to his profession, his family and the Asian community.

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Five Years for Lawyer Who Gave False Alibi Solicitor Branded a Disgrace After Lying Under Oath

He told Pervez: "You have pled guilty to an offence which strikes at the heart of justice by comm...