Councillor cleared of postal vote fraud

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Councillor cleared of postal vote fraud

By Mark Pack | Sat 11th September 2010 - 6:29 pm

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A quick update about Walsall Conservative councillor Mohammed Munir, whose suspension from the party after postal vote fraud allegations were made we previously covered. His case has now gone to court and he was found innocent.

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3 Comments

Chris Squire 11th Sep '10 - 8:20pm

It would be better English to write: ‘ . . found Not Guilty’ as the newspaper did.
John Earle 12th Sep '10 - 9:51am

‘Found innocent’ is not bad English – it is completely incorrect in English law. Courts determine whether the prosecuted party is guilty or not so the only outcome is ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’.
all I have to say 12th Sep '10 - 3:02pm

Err, yes and the law also states that if you are not guilty you are innocent.

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