A new statement to the judge, which The Objective has had access, has exposed more details Around the alleged electoral fraud in the Sevillian municipality of Albaida del Aljarafe In the municipal elections of 2019. On this occasion, a woman testified that she filled her vote application by mail at the local headquarters of the PSOE, where a party member offered help to complete the process. However, this witness also showed confusion about certain aspects of the process, especially on a cross symbol that appeared with his signature, A detail that has been detected in at least 55 voting applications Within the framework of the investigation.
The testimony of the neighbor of Albaida del Aljarafe has been key in the progress of judicial instruction, which continues to investigate the irregularities in the vote by mail and its possible manipulation in favor of the PSOE. The Civil Guard had already identified several cases of electoral fraud related to the supplant of identity, promises of public jobs in exchange for votes and the manipulation of votes. Now, the testimony of this witness adds new elements that could further complicate the plot.
I voted in “The house of the PSOE”
The witness’s statement was carried out in the Court of Instruction number 3 of Sanlúcar la Mayor, in Seville, where, when questioned by the judge, The woman began by admitting that she voted in May 2019, but said she did it by mail due to the Covid-19 Pandemia. The judge, when questioning her about how she had completed the process, obtained an answer that sowed doubts about the transparency of the operation. According to the witness, as was the first time he voted by mail, he needed help to understand how to fill in the application, to which the judge specifically asked who had explained the procedure.
The witness explained that It was a “girl” in “the house of the PSOE” that guided him on how to fill the vote forms by mail, although he did not remember the name of the person who attended him. The witness said they gave her the form, and then she completed the data required to make the application.
THE MYSTERY OF THE CROSS IN THE SIGNATURE
The interrogation was deepened when the judge showed a document in which the witness’s signing was seen accompanied by a cross just below. This symbol, which has been found in several voting requests, is one of the points of interest in the investigation, since the authorities suspect that it could be an indication of manipulation. The witness, when questioned about the cross, said she had signed in the place indicated in the form, but could not explain why the symbol appeared next to her signature. Said it was for “Indicate” the place to sign, But he didn’t know how to give additional details about the reason for the cross.
This testimony coincides with other documents found by the Civil Guard in which a similar pattern appears in at least 55 voting applications. The presence of the cross next to the firm, which seems to be systematically placed in several requests of people who, in many cases, did not know that they had voted, suggests that manipulation could be more extensive than it was initially thought.
The vote by Covid: a temporary contradiction
One of the most surprising aspects of the testimony was the statement of the witness regarding the reason he voted by mail. In his story, The woman mentioned that she did it due to COVID-19, but the Coronavirus pandemic was not declared in Spain until ten months later of the elections of May 2019. It must be remembered that the judge warned him that he was obliged to tell the truth, since he was cited as a witness, and otherwise he could be sentenced with penalty even in jail.
The Albaida del Aljarafe case does not seem to be an isolated incident. The Civil Guard has identified other similar cases in several locations, like Almería, Murcia, Melilla and Ciudad Realin which alleged irregularities are investigated in the vote by mail. In all these places, people who were pressed or deceived with promises of public employment in exchange for their suffrage have been detected.
Researchers have determined that, in many of these cases, irregularities followed a similar pattern: It was mainly vulnerable or difficulties to movewhich were guided through intermediaries in the vote application process. In many cases, voters did not personally go to post offices, as required by law, and their identity documents were not properly verified, which constitutes a violation of the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime (Loreg).
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