FOUR women are to appear in court charged with committing offences in connection with the local elections in Derby last year.
Cousins Tameena Ali and Samra Ali, their aunt Nasreen Akhtar and Noshiela Maqsood, who is no relation, will appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on April 15.
Jane Wragg, specialist prosecutor handling special crime in the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "After careful consideration of all the available evidence, I have concluded that four individuals should be charged over potential offences committed during the local government election for the Arboretum ward of Derby on May 3, 2012.
"I have concluded there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to charge Tameena Ali and Samra Ali with the offence of personation, to charge Nasreen Akhtar with misconduct in public office and to charge Noshiela Maqsood with perverting the course of justice.
"These decisions were taken in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors."
