Faroese prosecutors appeal acquittal in landmark election fraud case

Prosecutors in the Faroe Islands have appealed a district court ruling that acquitted a man accused of tampering with a ballot in the country’s first election fraud case.

The case, which centres on an invalidated ballot in Oyndarfjørður, was heard in February at the Court of the Faroe Islands (Føroya Rættur), where the defendant was cleared of charges. The prosecution alleges the man altered a ballot, rendering it invalid. The court’s verdict was not unanimous.

The Eastern High Court (Eystari landsrættur), currently in session in the Faroe Islands, will review the appeal, though a date has not yet been set.

Source: Kringvarp Føroya