News · BBC: Afghan polling 'marked by fraud'

# by Luke on 22 August 09

Afghan polling ‘marked by fraud’
BBC

A leading group of election observers say there was widespread voting fraud and intimidation during Thursday’s presidential election in Afghanitan.

Stuffed ballot boxes, illiterate voters being told who to vote for and biased officials were cited by Afghanistan’s Free and Fair Election Foundation.

However EU monitors said that despite widespread intimidation and violence, the vote was generally good and fair. ... Continue