Former Colombian mayor and 3 candidates arrested in voter fraud schemes
Former Colombian mayor and 3 candidates arrested in voter fraud schemes
Posted by Walt Donner on Aug 25, 2015
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office arrested 12 people including a former mayor and three candidates for allegedly tampering with voter registration forms.
This is former Zambrano mayor Sebastian Cañas’ second arrest on voter fraud charges. In 2014, the politician from the northern Bolivar province was arrested, charged and subsequently suspended for allegedly tampering with the congressional elections. He has now also been charged with violating the terms of his house arrest.
In Meta, two candidates for mayor and one candidate for city council were arrested for bribing and transporting 50 individuals, the majority from Bogota, to vote in their favor.
Others arrested in the bust include six staffers of the San Sebastian Hospital in Zambrano. The hospital management is being accused of pressuring their employees into voting for Jesus David Duran, a candidate for mayor of Zambrano and for Francisco Causado for City Council, both members of the Liberal Party.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/former-colombian-mayor-and-3-candidates-arrested-in-voter-fraud-schemes/
