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Ex-Tory councillor convicted of proxy vote fraud
Mohammed Saghir, the former Conservative councillor in Calderdale who went on trial for electoral fraud earlier this year, has now been convicted.
Two councillors accused of breaking election law; one political party investigated
Two former Conservative councillors are facing legal action over electoral fraud whilst in addition the Electoral Commission has decided to investigate the BNP's accounts.
Ex-Tory councillor on trial for vote-rigging in election fraud hotspot
The Halifax Courier reports:
A FORMER Calderdale councillor is set to stand trial for alleged vote rigging.
Mohammed Saghir, 63, of Gibbet Street, Halifax, has denied five charges of rigging proxy votes.
He is alleged to have applied for proxy votes under different names during the local elections in April 2008.
Saghir was elected as a Conservative councillor for [...]
