British Politicians To Face Criminal Investigation Over Scottish Referendum | Politics | RIA Novosti
Police
in Scotland will formally investigate allegations that anti-Scottish
independence campaigners breached electoral law during the referendum
held on September 18.
The allegations relate to comments made by
Ruth Davidson, a Member of the Scottish Parliament and leader of the
Scottish Conservatives, in which she appeared to know the general
results of postal votes arising from “sample opening” of ballot boxes.
In
a television interview with the BBC just four days before the
referendum John McTernan, a former adviser to Tony Blair said, "It's
important to remember that about a fifth of the electorate, that will be
about a quarter of the total turn-out, have voted already. They have
voted by postal vote. Those postal votes are running very strongly
towards 'no'. There is a whole bank of votes in."
