Electoral Officer Jailed

An Accra community tribunal on Thursday sentenced Christian Quashie, 35, an Assistant Electoral Officer to six months imprisonment with hard labour for illegally thumbrinting 50 ballot papers during August 13, district and unit committee elections.

Prosecuting, Police Inspector Michael Asamoah told the tribunal, chaired by Mrs. Elizabeth Ankomah that Quashie was arrested at Sampah in the Bortianor Electoral Area in the Ga South District where he was in-charge.

He said Quashie admitted the offence during interrogation to have thumbrinted the papers to enable his friend Kwaku Tseve, former Assemblyman for Sampah to win the election again.