Police Officers Caught on Camera Tearing Unused Ballots in Cotabato City
The video footage of several police officers tearing unused ballots in Cotabato City goes viral after it was posted online.
In Cotabato City, the camp of the leading mayoralty candidate is being accused of tearing unused ballots. A day after the 2022 elections, the government is about to proclaim the newly-elected officials after the alleged cheating happened in the area.
Recently, the video footage of several police officers tearing ballots in Barangay Calanganan Mother in Cotabato City, which is one of the 33 polling centers in the town. Cops take over the handling of the 2022 elections in the city due to the tension that happened last weekend.
According to the local Comelec officials in Cotabato, it is required to tear and destroy the unused ballots after the elections. However, re-electionist Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani claimed that the ballots were pre-shaded.
Guiani said that the shaded ballots were part of his rival Bruce Matabalao’s propaganda to alter the election results. Guinani’s camp is planning to file charges against Matabalao over the alleged cheating incident.
Meanwhile, Matabalo’s supporters held a motorcade event to proclaim his victory. Comelec said that the three remaining SD cards containing votes could not help Guiani to win. The city also suffered from a power interruption before the proclamation.
The uploading of data on election results and remaining SD cards is still ongoing due to technical glitches. Leading political candidates are already waiting at the Cotabato City Hall while their supporters are still waiting for the proclamation of the winners.
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