He was also found guilty of submitting his nomination paper knowing it contained false signatures.

BBC: Kent

The landlord, who owns 60 properties in the Ashford area, was also found guilty of submitting his nomination paper knowing it contained false signatures.

BBC: Ashford council candidate guilty of electoral fraud

Cerit had denied two counts of using false instrument and one count of causing or committing a false statement to appear in a nomination paper.

BBC: Kent

He was found guilty of two counts of using false instrument and one count of causing or committing a false statement to appear in a nomination paper.

BBC: Ashford council candidate guilty of electoral fraud

In short, despite Brennan's on-paper qualifications for the job, it's a nomination that ought to be stopped - and for reasons that go far beyond one man.

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