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SDLP LEADER COLUM Eastwood has slammed those who he says have been posting fake election leaflets bearing his face to voters across Derry.
Eastwood described the letters as “dirty tactics” and said he was disgusted to hear that the material had been delivered to potential voters.
The leaflet itself claims that he has spent over £35,000 on election materials to date and asks constituents to donate to cover the costs.
Eastwood said: “I am disgusted that fake letters purporting to be from me have been delivered to houses in Derry. Let me be clear, these letters are not from me nor are they from anyone associated with my campaign.
“This is an organised attempt to lie to the people of Derry, to poison our democratic process and those responsible should be ashamed. The people of Foyle know that this is a close race between myself and Elisha McCallion. Voters should make up their minds on our records, not a campaign of dirty tricks.”
An SDLP Spokesperson added: “The letters which have been falsely circulated in Colum Eastwood’s name amount, in our view, to a breach of electoral law. The SDLP has referred this matter to the Electoral Commission and to the PSNI for investigation.
“The election in Foyle will be a close race. Some candidates are obviously panicking if they have to stoop to lies and criminality to damage Colum Eastwood.”
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Best of luck to them.
At least they are marching and hitting the streets in protest. For all the moaning we do thank god we dont suffer these problems in ireland
Imagine waving your kids off to school in the morning in America wondering if they’re going to be shot that day. Utter madness
@john Appleseed: utter madness to worry about… 2015, 20 school and university fatal shootings, 10 dead of teen age. 2015 1,132 US kids under 14 killed by drunk drivers, similar number of teens killed from text and driving. So do we care about our kids lives, or do we care if they’re going to be shot? Because if we care about their lives school shootings is by far the least of our worries…
Kids love protesting.
@Adam Reid: These kids will grow into adults who might be better able to affect the changes they’re after. They’ll all be voters too. I wish them every success.
Adam Reid only wants protection up to the time of birth.Gas.
Well done to the young people.
Left to fend for themselves by their parents.
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