Candidate for district chief in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, investigated for election bribery, released on bail of NT$100,000 pending interrogation
Quick Look
- A candidate surnamed Zhu in Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, was suspected of giving jade rings, jade pei, Buddhist beads and other property to voters to bribe the election between March and September.
- He did not set up a special account for political donations in accordance with the law but used his personal account to accept political donations.
- After investigation and investigation, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office found that his crimes involving voting bribery and setting up a special account without permission to accept political donations were serious, but it was not necessary to detain him.
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Why It Matters
During the district chief election in Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, the candidate surnamed Zhu was suspected of bribing voters by donating jade and other property, and illegally accepting political donations through his personal account, which triggered an investigation.
A candidate surnamed Zhu in Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, was suspected of giving jade rings, jade pendants, and Buddhist beads to voters to bribe the election. He was investigated and investigated by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office. The Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office charged him with voting bribery in violation of the Public Servants Election and Recall Act and the Political Donation Act by setting up a special account without permission and accepting political donations. He was ordered to post a bail of NT$100,000 pending summons.
The entire case was investigated by a task force composed of Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office chief prosecutor Cai Jiecheng and prosecutor Zhou Rong, commanded by the Gushan Branch of the Kaohsiung City Police Department and the Kaohsiung City Investigation Division Lingya Station of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. The task force had specific evidence and on October 2, prosecutors Lin Hengcui and Zhang Hongxuan jointly handled the case.
After conducting searches and summoning relevant witnesses, it was discovered that in order to be successfully elected, candidate Zhu surnamed Li had donated jade rings, jade pendants, Buddhist beads and other jewelry of considerable financial value to voters with the right to vote from March to September this year. It was also discovered that candidate surnamed Zhu had not applied for the establishment of a special account for political donations in accordance with the law. The use of a post office account in his own name to collect political donations was involved in the crime of voting bribery under Article 99 of the Public Officials Election and Recall Act and the crime of accepting political donations without permission by establishing a special account under Article 26 of the Political Donation Law. It was considered serious, but there was no need for detention, so he was ordered to be released on bail of NT$100,000 pending summons.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The prosecutor will complete the investigation before the arraignment date and decide whether to prosecute based on the evidence
Likely · Within weeks
If the evidence is confirmed, the candidate surnamed Zhu may face prosecution and his election qualifications be revoked
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Has the candidate surnamed Zhu ever publicly admitted or denied vote-buying?
- What is the value of the jade gift?
- Are any other voters or persons of interest subpoenaed to testify?
- What is the total amount of political donations involved?
