Involving 2,000 yuan in cash to buy votes, candidate for mayor of Miaoli City posted bail of 100,000 yuan
Quick Look
- A candidate surnamed Jiang in Miaoli City was suspected of paying 2,000 yuan in cash for each vote.
- The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office directed the police to search and summon him.
- After interrogation, the prosecutor determined that he violated the law on election and recall of public officials and ordered him to be released on bail of 100,000 yuan pending summons.
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Why It Matters
The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office received a report accusing a candidate for a district chief in Miaoli City of buying votes in cash.
After interrogation, the prosecutor of the Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office found that the candidate named Jiang was a serious criminal suspect, but there was no need to detain him, and he was ordered to post a bail of 100,000 yuan.
A candidate for the head of a certain district in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, with the surname of Changjiang, was suspected of buying votes with 2,000 yuan in cash. Today (9th), he was searched and arrested by the police and was brought to court. After interrogation, the prosecutor found that the candidate named Jiang was a serious criminal suspect, but there was no need to detain him. He was ordered to post a bail of 100,000 yuan.
The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office received a report that a candidate surnamed Jiang, Chang Zhijiang, was running for election in a certain district in Miaoli City and was suspected of paying 2,000 yuan in cash to seek support from the vote. On the 9th, Chief Prosecutor Zhang Shijia and Prosecutor Chen Zhaoming of the District Prosecutor’s Office directed the Miaoli Branch of the Miaoli County Police Department to conduct a search and summon and notify relevant persons to wait for explanations of the case.
After interrogation, the prosecutor determined that the district director candidate was involved in a serious crime of voting bribery under Paragraph 1 of Article 99 of the Public Employee Election and Recall Act, but that detention was not necessary and ordered him to post a bail of NT$100,000.
The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office urges the public to report suspected election bribery if they find it. You can call the anti-election bribery reporting hotline at 0800-024099 and press 4, or scan the QR CODE to join the Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office LINE friends. The case handling team will absolutely ensure the confidentiality of the reporter's identity.
Open Questions
- Will the candidate be prosecuted?
- Are there other accomplices involved in the vote-buying case?
