Five people arrested on suspicion of local election fraud offences
Police say the five suspects, aged 23 to 47, are being questioned over claims that fake Independent candidates were used to split opposition votes.
- On Thursday, Greater Manchester Police arrested five people aged between 23 and 47 in the Ashton-under-Lyne area on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud following an investigation into the St Peter's ward election held on May 7.
- Internal Labour WhatsApp messages allegedly discussed planting stooge Independents to split opposition votes, and The Mill investigation linked three official backers of these alleged 'fake' candidates to the campaign launch of Labour candidate Atta Ul-Rasool.
- Marie Fairhurst and Muhammad Ali garnered a combined 291 votes despite having no online presence or campaigning, while Former Vice-Chair Philip Wilson-Marks alleged Councillor Vimal Choksi MBE proposed the tactic to him, including once in Angela Rayner's kitchen.
- Cllr Kaleel Khan, who managed Independent candidate Ahmed Mehmood's campaign, announced he will challenge Ul-Rasool's victory in the council chamber through a cross-party motion questioning the planted candidates.
- A Labour Party spokesperson categorically rejected any party involvement, stating no evidence has been presented, while police collaborate with the Electoral Commission to investigate whether the candidate process adhered to electoral legislation.
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FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Manchester Police have arrested five people amid an investigation over allegations that Labour members ran “fake” independent candidates in order to divide the anti-Labour vote, helping secure Labour a possibly illegal victory in Tameside in the recent local elections. The arrests are part of an ongoing police investigation into alleged fraud linked to local […]
5 Arrested in Election Fraud Scheme
from The National Pulse: Greater Manchester Police have arrested five people on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with irregularities during the May 7 local election in Ashton-under-Lyne, England. PULSE POINTS ❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested five people, four men and one woman aged between 23 and 47, on suspicion […]
5 Arrested in Election Fraud Scheme.
Greater Manchester Police have arrested five people on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with irregularities during the May 7 local election in Ashton-under-Lyne, England.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested five people, four men and one woman aged between 23 and 47, on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the local election held on May 7 in the St Peter’s ward of Ashton-u…
Five Arrested in Manchester Over Local Election Fraud
Five people in Greater Manchester have been arrested over allegations of fraud linked to the local elections in Tameside involving the alleged fielding of fake independent candidates to split the anti-Labour vote. The post Five Arrested in Manchester Over Local Election Fraud appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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