North City Councilor Chen Chongwen held a dinner party in Yangmingshan and was involved in election bribery. 21 people were investigated, searched and interviewed.

The prosecutor's office received a tip indicating that non-party Taipei City Councilor Chen Chongwen held a free dinner at a restaurant in Yangmingshan, which was suspected of vote-buying. The Shilin District Prosecutor's Office today directed the Taipei City Investigation Division of the Investigation Bureau to launch an investigation.

Non-party Taipei City Councilor Chen Chongwen is running for the fourth consecutive term as city councilor in the nine-in-one election. The prosecutor received a tip that he held a free meal at a restaurant in Yangmingshan and was suspected of bribery. The Shilin District Prosecutor's Office today directed the Taipei City Investigation Division of the Investigation Bureau to launch a search and interviewed Chen Chongwen and 21 other people. They are currently being interrogated at the investigation station and will be transferred to the prosecutor's office for further questioning in the evening.

It was pointed out that Chen Chongwen was involved in bribery at a dinner party, which is suspected of violating the election and recall law for public officials. The dinner party was held at a high-end restaurant in Yangmingshan. There were about 30 people attending the dinner that day. It was a free banquet. The prosecutor was informed a few days ago that they started to search for evidence to find out the identities of the people who participated in the dinner. Today, they launched a search of 9 places including Chen's parliamentary service office, parliamentary office, and residence, and brought 21 people for interview. They were questioned one by one about the details of the dinner day. The case is being clarified.

Chen Chongwen's constituency is in Shilin and Beitou Districts of Bei City. He was originally a member of the Kuomintang who held the top position for three consecutive years. This year, he was not nominated by the Kuomintang due to his involvement in the case. He ran for re-election as an independent. Yesterday, he won the 12th number in the lottery.

Chen Chongwen was involved in the Tai Zhiguang case. In December last year, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison by the Taipei District Court for profiteering. He was also sentenced to a fine in June and deprived of public rights for 6 years. He is currently on appeal. At the end of last year, he was also involved in the bribery case for the chairman of the Beitou District Farmers Association. He was sentenced together with his father Chen Sizong and was sentenced to a fine in May. Neither father nor son appealed.

The most recent election controversy related to Chen Chongwen was the revelation that he and the local mayor jointly launched a campaign souvenir called "Gogoa" baby care wipes. The manufacturer is China Guoniu Hygiene Technology Co., Ltd., located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. The product packaging description is in simplified Chinese, which triggered discussion.