The trial of seven men accused of vote-rigging during an election campaign in Bradford is expected to last three months with up to 300 witnesses being called, according to The Telegraph & Argus. Former Conservative parliamentary candidate Haroon Rashid, who stood in Bradford West at the 2005 General Election, is at the centre of the allegations, alongside former Conservative Bradford councillors Jamshed Khan and Reis Khan. The three men made their first appearance at the City's crown court yesterday. Alongside them in the dock were their co-accused Alyas Khan, Mohammed Rafiq, Mohammed Sharif Sultan and Tahir Mahmood. The seven are charged with conspiring to defraud Bradford Council's registration officer over falsely completed applications to vote by post during a three-year period in the run-up to the May election.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Seven Face Vote-Rigging Charges
The trial of seven men accused of vote-rigging during an election campaign in Bradford is expected to last three months with up to 300 witnesses being called, according to The Telegraph & Argus. Former Conservative parliamentary candidate Haroon Rashid, who stood in Bradford West at the 2005 General Election, is at the centre of the allegations, alongside former Conservative Bradford councillors Jamshed Khan and Reis Khan. The three men made their first appearance at the City's crown court yesterday. Alongside them in the dock were their co-accused Alyas Khan, Mohammed Rafiq, Mohammed Sharif Sultan and Tahir Mahmood. The seven are charged with conspiring to defraud Bradford Council's registration officer over falsely completed applications to vote by post during a three-year period in the run-up to the May election.
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