Deputy Inna Gardiner, who took part in her first States Assembly meeting this week, was elected on Wednesday 27 February to represent St. Helier 3/4 – the former district of the late Deputy Richard Rondel.
But during the lead-up to the election, the Deputy has alleged she encountered racist abuse.
Pictured: Police said they were investigating the alleged racist abuse.
She has since presented comments made online to the Police, who they have now confirmed they have reviewed and are investigating further.
Deputy Gardiner topped the poll with 391 votes, having stood on a platform of inclusivity as a community group champion.
She told Express that looking after all members of her district and the wider island was important, making a particular pledge to senior citizens.
On this note, she said she would like to see more parks added to her area, as well as community hubs.
In addition, she hopes to bring about improvements to pedestrian and cyclist safety, as well as resolving the parish’s “problems with traffic, with air pollution”.
Video: Deputy Gardiner spoke to Express following her election.
She added: “Within a month, I will put my surgeries together as I promised. People will come and speak with me. It’s very important that we have all the possible ideas together, none of us is smart enough. The people are smart and we can just put it together and deliver them.”
It’s not the first time the Police have been asked to look into allegations relating to abusive behaviour during an election. They were also called to look into a flyer that circulated allegations about a candidate for Deputy during May’s election.
They also were called to investigate potential breaches of the election expenses law after it emerged some candidates – successful and unsuccessful – had filed their forms late.
Two politicians and an unsuccessful candidate were brought to court, but the charges were later dropped when it came to light that over 40 other candidates had made the same mistake.