Man pleaded guilty for voting twice in June election

Tuesday 19th December 2017 09:34 EST
 

A man has reportedly pleaded guilty for breaking electoral law by voting for Labour party twice in the general election. Mohammad Zain Qureshi, 21, had allegedly voted twice in the same constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green, Waltham Forest, during the election this June.

Qureshi was identified as being behind a twitter postin which he allegedly announced that he had voted twice for Labour once by postal vote and a second time in person at the polling station.

After pleading guilty, Qureshi was fined £150, ordered to pay £200 towards prosecution costs and also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30.


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