A man from High Wycombe has been charged with electoral fraud.
Israr Rashid, 39, from Hobart Close, has been charged with one count of conspiring with other persons to defraud the Electoral Services Manager of Wycombe District Council by dishonestly causing or permitting to be submitted to the officer postal voting statements which contained false particulars, and two counts of committing, aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring in the commission of voting by post as some other person.
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The alleged offences happened between January 2, 2019, and February 8, 2019, in relation to the Totteridge and Bowerdean by-election which happened on February 7, 2019.
Rashid was arrested on February 5, 2019, last year was charged with the offences today (January 30).
He is due to appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on March 5.
