ES Views Letter of the Day: No place in society for voter fraud

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Convicted: in 2015, Lutfur Rahman was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices
26 June 2017
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Disgraced former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman believes he was convicted on “little or no evidence” [“Ex-mayor Rahman loses latest bid to overturn five-year ban from office”, June 22].

There were 27 files of evidence presented against him in 2015. Rather than waste thousands of pounds on appeals, Rahman would be wiser to admit that he did wrong, pay his debts and move on.

It seems that local authorities and the police are still not taking voter fraud seriously. A survey on election day in Tower Hamlets found that none of the voter fraud “helplines” provided by the police and council functioned. No wonder there were so few complaints received.

Commander Stuart Cundy is leading the Met inquiry into voter fraud in Tower Hamlets, following criticism of the Met by the London Assembly Police Committee. He has promised not to leave any stone unturned; we must hold him to his word.
Andy Erlam

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