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BackDPP Douliu mayoral candidate Yin Lingying rang the bell to accuse Lin Shengjue of violating the election strike law
DPP Douliu mayoral candidate Yin Lingying rang the bell to accuse Lin Shengjue of violating the election strike law
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DPP Douliu mayoral candidate Yin Lingying rang the bell to accuse Lin Shengjue of violating the election strike law

Lin Shengjue was accused of hosting a banquet for the neighborhood chief to be involved in election bribery and circumventing procurement laws. The Douliu City Office responded that it would study and respect the supervision of the neighborhood chief.

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  • Douliu mayoral candidate Yin Lingying of the Democratic Progressive Party went to the Yunlin District Prosecutor's Office on the 2nd to ring the bell and report that the current mayor Lin Shengjue's banquet hosted by the neighborhood mayor was suspected of violating the election law and the government procurement law.
  • The prosecutor stated that the case had been investigated separately, while Lin Shengjue and the Douliu City Office responded by emphasizing that the event was a study for neighborhood elders, calling on them to refuse smearing and accept external scrutiny.

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Yin Lingying, the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Douliu mayor, went to the Yunlin District Prosecutor's Office to ring the bell and accuse the current mayor Lin Shengjue of violating the election and recall law and the government procurement law.

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Yin Lingying, the Democratic Progressive Party nominee for mayor of Douliu, Yunlin County, went to the Yunlin District Prosecutor's Office at 3 pm today (2nd) to ring the bell and report that Douliu Mayor Lin Shengjue hosted a banquet for the neighborhood mayor and was suspected of violating the government procurement law and the election law. She requested the Yunlin District Prosecutor's Office to investigate and correct the election style. The prosecutor said that the district prosecutor's office received information about the case of the banquet hosted by the mayor of Douliu and has investigated the case separately.

Lin Shengjue pointed out that political competition can have different positions, but it should not rely on editing and leading the trend. He emphasized that he accepts public supervision and public inspection of governance. He called for returning to facts to judge and reject character slander.

Yin Lingying rang the bell with a sign saying "Correct election style, clean election". She pointed out that there are many election tricks and administrative agencies should be neutral. However, Douliu City Office has recently submitted many bids, including neighborhood tours, various activities, etc. The office has limited the amount to 1.49 million yuan. It is suspected that it deliberately circumvented the provisions of the Procurement Law. There is no need for public bidding for less than 1.5 million yuan. She questioned Lin Shengjue's violation of the Government Procurement Law and asked the judicial authorities to investigate.

Yin Lingying also provided a video of a dinner party held by the office in August, attended by citizen representatives and neighborhood elders. In the video, Lin Shengjue also said that the whole goose banquet cost 8,000 yuan. Yin Lingying said, does holding such a dinner during the election build momentum for a specific candidate? She questioned Lin Shengjue's violation of the election and strike law, and hoped that the District Prosecutor's Office would investigate as soon as possible and correct the election style.

In response to Yin Lingying's accusations, the Douliu City Office issued a press release stating that the dinner was a training event for neighborhood leaders, not an election dinner. The label should not be labeled as "vote bribery" just after seeing the meal description. If you have any questions about the content of the event, you can fully examine the event process, participants and on-site content, and respect external supervision.

As for the procurement bid, the 1.49 million purchase amount mentioned by Yin is another activity that has not yet been processed, and the bid has not yet been awarded. It is two different things from the video's neighbor study. The office handles it in accordance with the law, discloses the information, and accepts inspection.

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  • The Yunlin District Prosecutor’s Office will investigate the banquet case handled by Mayor Douliu

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What is the final result of the District Attorney's Office investigation?
  • What are the funding sources and bidding details for the dinner party?

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