Politics · Netherlands · 4 hrs ago
D66 councillor in Boxtel resigns after arrest on suspicion of election fraud
Sohib H. has resigned from Boxtel’s council in the Netherlands, where he represented the D66 party.
He was arrested on suspicion of corruption and election fraud on 27 October.
D66 suspended him for three months after his arrest, and the public prosecution service had already put him on leave from his job.
A separate money-laundering investigation is also under way against him.
H.’s council seat was empty at the meeting where his resignation was announced, leaving the party to arrange a replacement.
D66 plans to install a replacement on 15 December, at the next council meeting.
D66 councillor Sohib H. in Boxtel has resigned from the municipal council.
He was arrested on 27 October on suspicion of, among other things, corruption and election fraud.
The resignation was announced by D66 group leader Wiebe de Leijer during a council meeting.
D66 plans to install a replacement at the next council meeting on 15 December.
- Who
- Sohib H., a D66 councillor in Boxtel.
- What
- He resigned from the municipal council after being arrested on suspicion of election fraud and other offences.
- When
- The resignation was announced at a council meeting; the date of that meeting is not stated.
- Where
- Boxtel, the Netherlands.
- Why
- Not stated.
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H. was arrested on suspicion of, among other things, corruption and election fraud.
D66 group leader Wiebe de Leijer announced at a council meeting that H. had submitted his resignation.
D66 plans to install a replacement at the next council meeting.
- Councillor
- Sohib H.
- Party
- D66
- Location
- Boxtel
- Arrest date
- 27 October
- Planned replacement date
- 15 December
What people are saying
The seat next to me will be empty tonight.