One person was detained for buying votes in the Nantou Township election. Two candidates for village chief were involved in ghost population and one was released on bail.

The Nantou District Prosecutor's Office investigated bribery in the Nantou Township deputy election. One person was detained for buying votes for 500 yuan per vote. There were also village chief candidates in Zhongliao and Renai Township involved in ghost population cases. (Photo by reporter Liu Binquan)

Countdown to the election! The Nantou District Prosecutor's Office continues to investigate bribery. Among them, a village representative candidate was involved in election bribery. His stake was bought at NT$500 per vote and he was imprisoned. There were also village chief candidates in Zhongliao and Renai townships who were involved in fictitious household registration changes. The former posted a bail of NT$80,000, while the latter was given a deferred prosecution penalty of NT$10,000 by his supporters.

The Nantou District Prosecutor's Office stated that yesterday (13th) it directed the police in Nantou and Taichung to conduct searches in two places and interviewed more than 10 people. They found Zhuangjiao, a township deputy candidate in Nantou County, surnamed Lin, who bought votes at a price of 500 yuan per vote. He was involved in violation of the election strike law, bribery was suspected of serious crimes, and there was a risk of escape and collusion. He applied to the court for a detention ban and was approved. There was no need for another Zhuangjiao to be detained, and he posted a bail of 50,000 yuan.

The prosecutor also said that there was also a success in the ghost population case. In Zhongliao Township, a village chief candidate joined forces with supporters surnamed Wu, and was suspected of mobilizing voters from other counties and cities to falsely change their household registrations in order to obtain the right to vote, which was involved in the crime of obstructing attempted voting under the criminal law and the election recall law. After the hearing, the candidate posted a bail of 80,000 yuan, Mr. Wu posted a bail of 50,000 yuan, and the remaining voters paid a bail of 20,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan.

In Renai Township, the village chief candidate was involved in fictitious household registration changes. In order to help him win the election, his supporters surnamed Li asked relatives and friends to move to the constituency. They were involved in the crime of attempted obstruction of voting. After the trial, five people including Li and the voters involved were ordered to pay a deferred prosecution penalty of NT$10,000.