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Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is accused of stealing nearly $10,000 of goods from two boutique stores and if convicted could face up to seven years in prison.��

Charge sheet information relating to the alleged thefts has just been released to the��Herald. Ghahraman faces three charges of shoplifting.��

She had been due to appear in court tomorrow, however the hearing has been rescheduled to February 28.��

She is charged with stealing $695 worth of clothing from Wellington’s CRE8IVEWORX store on October 22.��

The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.��

She is also charged with stealing $2060 of clothing from Scotties Boutique in Ponsonby on December 21.��

The charge carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison.��

Finally, she is charged with stealing $7223 worth of clothing from Scotties Boutique on December 23.��

The charge also carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.��

The total value of items she is alleged to have shoplifted is $9978.��

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Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman. Photo / Dean Purcell��

Police laid charges against Ghahraman earlier this month after shoplifting allegations emerged against the high-profile MP and former human rights lawyer.��

The parties are excused from attending the Auckland District Court hearing at the end of the month.��

After more than a week of silence, Ghahraman issued a statement resigning as an MP.��

In her statement, Ghahraman apologised for her behaviour and said she did not excuse her actions.��

Ghahraman cited the “extreme stress” she had been experiencing and linked it to previously unrecognised trauma. She said she was seeking help from mental health professionals.��

Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw held a press conference at Parliament the same day. They said it was clear Ghahraman was in a state of “extreme distress” and supported her decision to resign.��

They said she had faced threats of sexual and physical violence while working as an MP.��

In her statement, Ghahraman said the stress had led her to act in ways that were “completely out of character”.��

”I am not trying to excuse my actions, but I do want to explain them.��

”The mental health professional I see says my recent behaviour is consistent with recent events giving rise to extreme stress response, and relating to previously unrecognised trauma.��

”People should, rightly, expect the highest standards of behaviour from their elected representatives. I fell short. I’m sorry. It’s not a behaviour I can explain because it’s not rational in any way, and after medical evaluation, I understand I’m not well.��

“It is a great honour to serve as a Member of Parliament. I am proud of my advocacy work on human rights and foreign affairs, and particularly proud of campaigns that resulted in practical improvements to the electoral laws governing donations and overseas voting.”��