A district court handed down suspended sentences to two members of a sectional election commission (SEC) for manipulation of the election results in the village of Malorad, Vratsa region. The determination has the force of a final sentence.
The accused T.C. and M.Y. received a sentence of 5 months "imprisonment" with a 3-year probationary period. The verdict was handed down by the District Prosecutor's Office - Vratsa, Territorial Department - Byala Slatina.
On October 29, 2023, the two members of the SIK committed a crime under Article 169 of the Criminal Code. They illegally placed marks in the empty preference boxes on councilor ballots where voters did not make a choice. In addition, the defendants signed a protocol with the falsified election results.