Politics · Netherlands · 9 hrs ago
Boxtel D66 councillor arrested on suspicion of election fraud
Boxtel councillor Sohib H. was arrested on suspicion of election fraud and several other offences.
The 38-year-old is a member of the D66 party and also works for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service.
Prosecutors say the allegations include official corruption, computer intrusion, document forgery and breach of official secrecy.
A second man, aged 34, was also arrested in the case.
H. was already under criminal investigation for suspected money laundering earlier this year and was suspended from his job at the time.
D66 said it was shocked and said the allegations, if proven, would conflict with the party’s principles.
Prosecutors have not shared further details while the investigation continues.
H. previously won many preference votes in local elections, but it is not known whether that is connected to the election-fraud suspicion.
A 38-year-old D66 councillor in Boxtel who works for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service was arrested on suspicion of election fraud and other offences.
The man, identified as Sohib H. by NOS and Sohib Hussain by NU.nl, was arrested on Tuesday.
A second man, aged 34, was also arrested.
The prosecution service said it would not share further information while the investigation is under way.
D66 said it was shocked and that the allegations, if proven, would conflict with the party’s values.
- Who
- Sohib H., identified by NU.nl as Sohib Hussain, and a second man aged 34 were arrested.
- What
- They are suspected of offences including election fraud; the councillor is also suspected of corruption, computer intrusion, forgery and breaching official secrecy.
- When
- Tuesday, the day before the NOS article was published on 28 October 2026.
- Where
- Boxtel, Netherlands; the sources do not state where the arrests took place.
- Why
- The men were arrested as part of an investigation into the suspected offences. The prosecution service gave no further details.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A criminal investigation into H. for suspected money laundering was under way, and the prosecution service suspended him.
H. and a second man, aged 34, were arrested on suspicion of offences including election fraud.
NOS reported that H. was suspected of election fraud, official corruption, computer intrusion, forgery and breaching official secrecy.
- H.’s age
- 38
- H.’s role
- D66 councillor in Boxtel and employee of the prosecution service’s Central Processing Office
- Second person arrested
- A 34-year-old man
- Suspected offences
- Election fraud, official corruption, computer intrusion, forgery and breaching official secrecy
- Earlier investigation
- Suspected money laundering earlier in 2026
4 sources
D66-raadslid (38) uit Boxtel aangehouden op verdenking van verkiezingsfraude
Raadslid D66 verdacht van verkiezingsfraude, Sohib H. mocht al op bezoek komen bij premier Jetten
Van verkiezingsfraude verdachte OM-medewerker is raadslid D66 in Boxtel
What people are saying
If these suspicions prove to be well-founded, that is at odds with what our party stands for and there is no room for it.
We are shocked.