Muslim mayor 'stole votes to win power': London council boss on
trial for fraud, as voters are 'told it was sin not to back him' and
witnesses and families threatened
- Lutfur Rahman allegedly used illegal tactics to win May mayoral election
- Four voters were granted a rare seven-week electoral trial at High Court
- They claim Mayor Rahman 'subverted democracy' during the campaign
- Supporters accused of branding his main rival racist and anti-Islamic
- Man 'told not voting for Rahman would make him a bad Muslim'
- Public were told not voting for Rahman was an ‘un-Islamic and sinful act’
- Rahman says claims are based on 'invention', 'exaggeration' and 'in some cases downright deliberately false allegations'
Published:
08:02 EST, 2 February 2015
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Updated:
04:22 EST, 3 February 2015
