An yanke wa Jeffrey Donaldson hukuncin shekaru 15 saboda laifukan jima'i da ya aikata wa mata biyu da suka kasance yara a lokacin da ya ci zarafinsu, wanda ya kammala abin da aka kwatanta a matsayin "faduwa mai muni cikin kunya." Hukuncin da aka yanke a Kotun Newry Crown ranar Alhamis ya rufe faduwar tsohon shugaban Jam'iyyar Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) wanda ya taba mamaye unionism a Arewacin Ireland.
An yanke wa Donaldson, mai shekaru 63, hukuncin shekaru 11 saboda fyade kan mai korafi B da shekaru hudu saboda laifukan da ya aikata kan mai korafi A, wanda za a yi su a jere. Zai ci gaba da kasancewa cikin rajistar masu laifin jima'i har abada.
Ya kai "kololuwar matsayin jama'a" kafin "faduwa mai muni cikin kunya," in ji alkali, Paul Ramsey. Tsohon dan majalisar Lagan Valley bai nuna nadama ko tausayi ba, in ji alkali. "Ba a samu ba, kuma babu shakka ba za a samu ba, kalma daya ta nadama, uzuri ko kunya daga wannan mutumin da za ta a kalla ba wa wadanda abin ya shafa wani dan ta'aziyya."
Ramsey ya yaba wa wadanda abin ya shafa, wadanda suke cikin kotu. "Ta hanyar karfin gwiwa, basira da kudurin mata biyu ne kawai aka kawo ka gaban shari'a dangane da laifukan da ka aikata musu a lokacin da suke yara," in ji shi.
Catherine Kierans, shugabar sashen manyan laifuka na Hukumar Gabatar da Kara, ta yaba wa karfin gwiwar wadanda abin ya shafa na fitowa neman adalci. "Jeffrey Donaldson ya rike babban matsayi na jama'a," in ji ta. "Wannan shari'ar ta nuna cewa ana iya boye cin zarafin jima'i a bayan fuskar mutunci."
Donaldson, sanye da kwat din shudi, farin riga da taye mai ruwan hoda, bai nuna wani motsin rai ba kuma jami'an tsaro biyu ne suka rako shi daga akwatin wanda ake tuhuma. An mayar da shi gidan yarin Maghaberry, inda ake tsare shi tun lokacin da aka yanke masa hukunci.
An same shi da laifi a watan Yuni kan tuhume-tuhume 18 na cin zarafin jima'i, ciki har da tuhuma daya ta fyade, wadanda suka shafi lokaci daga 1985 zuwa 2008. Ya musanta duk wani laifi kuma yana shirin daukaka kara.
Da yake magana a wajen kotu, DCI Leah Crothers na Hukumar 'Yan Sanda ta Arewacin Ireland ta ce Donaldson ya yi amfani da wadanda abin ya shafa kuma ya yi amfani da amanarsu. 'Yan sanda da tsarin shari'ar laifuka sun aika sako bayyananne, in ji ta. "Babu wanda ke sama da doka."
Bayanin wadanda suka yi korafi, wanda Crothers ta karanta, ya yi cikakken bayani kan raunin da ya dade. Mai korafi B ta ce cin zarafin ya dauke mata ikon amincewa da mutane. "Na tashi shekaru da yawa da suka wuce saboda a gare ni wannan batun ja layi ne a cikin yashi da sanin cewa Donaldson ba za su iya cutar da wani ba."
Mai korafi A ta ce an sace mata yarinta. "Na koyi rayuwa ta hanyar boye motsin raina, rashin amincewa da kowa da tsammanin mutane za su cutar da ni โฆ Bai kamata in zama mai karfi haka ba. Shekarun baya-bayan nan sun kasance fada ce kawai โฆ Amma wadanda ke da alhakin ba su mallake ni a yanzu ba โฆ Ana karya wannan zagayowar kuma tana karewa da ni."
DUP ta ce tsohon shugabanta ya aikata "laifuka marasa kyau da ban tsoro" kuma ta nuna juyayi ga wadanda suka yi korafi. "Ya cancanci kowace rana ta dogon hukuncin gidan yari da zai yi bayan hukuncin da aka yanke kan cin zarafin yara marasa laifi."
Alkalan juri a shari'ar ta makonni hudu sun gano cewa matar Donaldson, Eleanor, ta taimaka kuma ta hada kai da laifukan da ya aikata. An dauki mai shekaru 60 ba ta isa ta tsaya shari'a ba saboda dalilan lafiyar kwakwalwa kuma ta fuskanci shari'ar gaskiya, wanda ke gwada shaida amma ba ya haifar da hukuncin laifi. Za ta dawo kotu ranar 13 Nuwamba 2026 don sauraren kammala shari'arta.
Shari'ar ta lalata sunan wani babban jami'i wanda aka yi wa sarauta kuma ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a Westminster a lokacin tattaunawar bayan Brexit kan matsayin Arewacin Ireland a Burtaniya.
A lokacin shari'ar, Mai korafi B ta ce an yi mata fyade a lokacin da take makarantar firamare kuma tana makarantar sakandare lokacin da Donaldson ya daga mata riga ya shafa mata nono. Juri ya ji cewa matar Donaldson ta shaida wani bangare na abin da ya faru na karshen kafin ta tafi. Mai korafi A ta ce tana makarantar firamare lokacin da Donaldson ya fara "taba ta". Ta tuna tana tashi da dare da wani ji na jima'i da yin mafarki mai ban tsoro kan "maza suna yi wa yara abubuwa masu ban tsoro." An ji a shari'ar cewa a cikin shekarun 1990 wanda abin ya shafa ta gaya wa wani fasto game da cin zarafin, bayan haka Donaldson ya nemi gafara gare ta a wata cibiyar Kirista a County Antrim. Masu gabatar da kara sun kuma gaya wa juri game da wata wasika da Donaldson ya rubuta wa Mai korafi A a 2020, inda ya nuna nadama kan haifar da "ciwo, zafi da damuwa" kuma ya nemi gafara saboda "dabi'arsa ta zunubi." A shari'ar ya musanta duk wani laifi kuma ya ce uzurin ya shafi wasu batutuwa ne. Mai gabatar da kara, Rosemary Walsh, ta gaya wa shari'ar cewa wadanda abin ya shafa biyu sun ajiye tunaninsu "a boye a ciki" har sai wani lokaci a balagagge ya sa suka kai rahoton laifukan ga 'yan sanda a 2024. Har zuwa kama shi a Maris 2024, ana kallon Donaldson a matsayin abin koyi na gaskiya ta unionist. An haife shi a cikin iyalin Presbyterian a Kilkeel, ya auri Eleanor a 1987 kuma ya kammala horo a Jam'iyyar Ulster Unionist kafin ya koma DUP a 2004. An yi wa Donaldson sarauta saboda ayyukan siyasa a 2016 kuma ya zama shugaban DUP a 2021, kafin ya yi murabus a 2024. Bayan hukuncin da aka yanke masa, Sarki Charles ya cire masa sarautar a watan Yuli.
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Wanene Jeffrey Donaldson
Shi dan siyasar Arewacin Ireland ne wanda ya kasance shugaban Jam'iyyar Democratic Unionist Party kuma dan majalisa
Don me aka yanke masa hukunci
An yanke masa hukunci saboda laifukan jima'i na tarihi kan yara
Tsawon hukuncinsa nawa ne
An yanke masa hukuncin shekaru 15 a gidan yari
Yaushe ne wadannan laifuka suka faru
Laifukan na tarihi ne ma'ana sun faru a baya tun daga shekarun 1980 da 1990
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Wadanne takamaiman tuhume-tuhume aka same shi da laifi
An same shi da laifi kan tuhume-tuhume da yawa ciki har da fyade, cin zarafi mara kyau da lalata kan wadanda abin ya shafa biyu
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Yaya wannan ya shafi DUP
DUP ta bayyana cewa laifukan al'amarin kotu ne da 'yan sanda Donaldson ya yi murabus a matsayin shugaban jam'iyyar lokacin da zargin ya fara bayyana Jam'iyyar ta yi kokarin nisanta kanta daga gare shi tana jaddada cewa an aikata laifukan tun da dadewa kafin aikinsa na siyasa kuma ba su nuna jam'iyyar ba
Menene hukuncin shekaru 15 zai iya nufi a aikace
A Burtaniya da Arewacin Ireland hukuncin shekaru 15 ba lallai ba ne yana nufin zai yi shekaru 15 daidai a gidan yari Zai yi mafi karancin lokaci kafin ya cancanci sakin da lasisi matukar ba a dauke shi hadari ga jama'a ba Hukumar Sakin Sharuddan za ta yanke shawara ta karshe kan sakinsa
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