斯德哥尔摩9月25日电 - 警方周五表示,在另一个地区的调查几天后,他们已对瑞典首都周边的五起选举舞弊投诉展开初步调查,这为9月13日的全国大选蒙上了又一层阴影。
STOCKHOLM, Sept 25 - Police said on Friday they had started preliminary investigations into five complaints of election fraud around Sweden's capital, days after a probe in another area, casting a further shadow over the September 13 national vote.
在瑞典议会选举中,反对党险胜现任右翼政府,这次投票被普遍视为关于极右翼瑞典民主党是否应加入下一届政府的全民公投。
Sweden's parliamentary election saw the opposition narrowly defeat the incumbent right-wing government in a vote widely seen as a referendum on whether the far-right Sweden Democrats should be part of the next administration.
斯德哥尔摩警方表示,在收到五起投诉(其中包括一起关于贾瓦(Jarva)郊区投票的投诉)后,他们已经展开了初步调查。
Stockholm police said they had started the preliminary investigations after receiving five complaints, including one about the vote in the suburb of Jarva.
一位警方发言人补充说,其中两起案件还涉及潜在的买票投诉,但他拒绝透露更多细节或点名其他地区。
Two of the cases also involved complaints of potential vote-buying, a police spokesperson added, declining to go into more detail or name the other areas.
目前尚不清楚如果发现任何违规行为,这些案件可能会对这些地区的选举结果产生什么影响(如果有的话)。
It was not immediately clear what impact those cases might have on the result of the election in those areas if any wrongdoing was found.
周二,检方表示他们正在调查瑞典中部城镇布伦勒(Borlange)潜在的舞弊行为,如果选举复核委员会决定下令重新投票,该案可能会使11个议会席位产生变数。
On Tuesday, prosecutors said they were looking into potential fraud in the central Swedish town of Borlange, a case that could put 11 parliamentary seats in play if the Election Review Board decides to order a re-run.
检察机关周四在一份声明中表示,尚未就布伦勒的舞弊指控提起任何起诉,也没有正式确定任何嫌疑人。
In a statement on Thursday, the Prosecution Authority said no indictments had been issued in relation to the allegations of fraud in Borlange and no suspects had been formally identified.
在该案中,调查重点是议会左翼党候选人穆罕默德·阿卜杜卡迪尔·阿里(Mohamed Abdukardir Ali)的当选,他在党内选票上意外超越了其他代表。
In that case, the investigation centres on the election of Mohamed Abdukardir Ali, a Left Party candidate for parliament, who unexpectedly overtook other representatives on the ballot for the party. The Left Party said on Tuesday Ali would take a leave of absence while the allegations were being investigated. Reuters was not immediately able to reach Ali for comment.
左翼党周二表示,在对指控进行调查期间,阿里将请假。路透社未能立即联系到阿里置评。瑞典选举复核委员会周五未能立即回复置评请求。
Sweden's Election Review Board on Friday was not immediately available to respond to requests for comment on the new investigations.