I Wonder How Many More

[webbo3]

How many more will there be.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/vote-labour-twice-general-election-electoral-fraud-21-year-old-man-mohammad-zain-qureshi-wlatham-a8116671.html


Dave.

[waterboatman]

That won't be the only one!

[Old_Geezer]

How often do councils record individuals twice with a minor variation of their name ?

[pixie374]

Who did the "victim surcharge" go to?

[douglas9401]

Clearly an attack on the cultural norms inherited from traditions of his forebears in the mother country.

"There should be an enquiry into institutional racism in interfering with everyday life in the more colourful, hard-working, diverse, richly cultured sections of the community" said nobody, except maybe Labour activists in a pre-storming session.

[emmie]

loads would be my guess

[Khandro]

The postal vote is clearly the weak spot in the electoral system and should be eliminated, except for very special circumstances.

[Spicerack]

I knew there couldn't be as many thick older people and naive youngsters as suggested by the last election result.

[youngmafbog]

It will be interesting to hear from the staunch labour supporters on here who pretty much denied it happened.

There will be more but to be honest it is our system that is at fault. Just look at known abuse in places like Tower Hamlets and we also know some women dont get to vote it is their husbands that abuse the postal system and vote for them.

We need identity cards, Blunket was correct. The only think he got wrong is that the Government shold have footed the bill to get it sorted once and for all.

[ToraToraTora]

voted Labour twice?! He should be in an institution!

[New Judge]

"Who did the "victim surcharge" go to?"

The correct title in the legislation is simply "surcharge". It has attracted the soubriquet because much of the funds raised go to organisations that support victims such as Victim Support and the Witness Service.

[Jackdaw33]

The only victim in this case seems to be Theresa May. Will the surcharge go directly to her?

[youngmafbog]

//After pleading guilty, Qureshi was fined £150, ordered to pay £200 towards prosecution costs and also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30. //

Seems a pretty cheap way of 'buying' votes.

The penalty for such things should include a mandatory spell in the chokey.

[anotheoldgit]

Such cheats should have the right to vote taken away from them.

[emmie]

so they should ^^

[Ryzen]

Care in the community has a lot to answer for!

[Khandro]

I agree with yngmfbg, a 380 quid fine for some is worth the risk, it should be a mandatory fine of at least £1,000.

[New Judge]

Anyone wondering whether this is an isolated incident should read this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/judgment.pdf

It is the full judgement on the Lutfur Rahman affair where that gentleman was thrown out of office (as the Mayor of Tower Hamlets) and banned from standing for five years. This was because of widespread fraud and malpractice (in various guises) in the mayoral election of 2014.

It is a bit heavy going but worth a read if you can manage it. It explains some of the extraordinary goings-on that took place during the run up to that election and on polling day.

Since then there have been other, albeit less serious, reports of similar activity in other areas with a heavy Asian population.

[emmie]

NJ
does this mean he could stand again, i sincerely hope not, he is a crook.

[New Judge]

He was banned for five years, emmie.

[emmie]

i know but that was a couple of years ago now, so could he have another go at the leadership. If malpractice ensues shouldn't they be banned from running for life..