After the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office interviewed Fu Junsheng, the former mayor of Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, for the second time yesterday, they applied to the court for a detention ban on Fu Junsheng, a former district chief of Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, who was suspected of committing a serious crime of corruption and profiteering, and there was a risk of collusion and destruction of evidence. (File photo)
The Keelung District Prosecutor's Office investigated the Keelung City Government's bid-rigging case for public projects and launched a second wave of searches yesterday. After the prosecutors interviewed Fu Junsheng, the then director of the Zhongzheng District Office, Chen Zhiyuan, the secretary of the district office, Liao Wenzong, the economic and construction section chief, and Chen Nanhong, the acting technician of the economic and construction section, they identified Fu and 4 others. Per capita was involved in the crime of profiteering under the Corruption and Crime Regulations. Early this morning (11th), Fu Junsheng and Chen Nanhong were seriously suspected of being involved in the Corruption and Crime Regulations for profiteering. They applied to the court for detention and prohibition due to the risk of collusion and destruction of evidence. Liao Wenzong and Chen Zhiyuan were also notified to post bail of NT$300,000 and Chen Zhiyuan respectively.
Chen Yimin, prosecutor of the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office, directed the Keelung City Investigation Station of the Ministry of Justice to launch a second wave of searches yesterday morning. In addition to going to the Keelung City Urban Development Office for transfer, he also searched 6 Zhongzheng District Offices, interviewed Fu Junsheng, the director of the Zhongzheng District Office, for the second time, and interviewed Chen Zhiyuan, the secretary of the district office, and the manager. Construction section chief Liao Wenzong, acting technician Chen Nanhong, a manufacturer surnamed Chen, and the person in charge of interrogating Qian Taifeng, He Peishen, and other six people. After an overnight retrial, it was determined that Fu and other four civil servants were involved in corruption and profiteering and other crimes. At about 10 o'clock in the evening, Chen Zhiyuan was told to post a bail of 50,000 yuan.
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The Basic Inspection Department used a total of six prosecutors, including Chen Yimin, and held a late-night review until about 6 a.m. today. They found that Fu Junsheng, the former director of the Zhongzheng District Office, and Chen Nanhong, an acting technician from the Economic and Construction Section (Fu Junsheng's subordinate when he was the chief of the utilization management section of the Urban Development Department), were involved in serious crimes of corruption and profiteering, and there was a risk of colluding or destroying evidence. They applied to the court for a detention ban. Liao Wenzong was also told to post a bail of 300,000 yuan. The manufacturer surnamed Chen was asked to return, and He Peishen was remanded to Keelung Detention Center.
In this case, the basic inspection conducted the first wave of inspections on July 15 at 31 locations including the Keelung City Government Procurement Center and the Keelung City Council. After interviewing 24 people including Zeng Jiyan, a member of the Kuomintang City Councilor of Keelung City, Zeng Nan and Gu Shengxuan, the public utility section chief of the Keelung City Public Works Department Yang Hongqi, a contracted employee of the Procurement Center, He Peishen, the person in charge of Qiantaifeng Construction, and Hong Meixiang, an accountant, were involved in the crimes of violating duties and accepting bribes without violating duties, and seeking profits, etc. under the Corruption Crime Regulations. They applied to the court and were granted bans. After Fu Junsheng was released on NT$200,000 bail during the first wave of searches, he was dismissed from his job and transferred to a non-supervisory position as a technical supervisor at the Public Works Department.
After the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office interviewed Fu Junsheng, the former mayor of Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, and Chen Nanhong, an acting technician, for the second time yesterday, it determined that the two were seriously suspected of committing corruption offenses and seeking profit. They applied for detention ban in the court due to the risk of collusion and destruction of evidence. They also informed the economic and construction section chief Liao Wenzong to post a bail of 300,000 yuan. (Photo by reporter Lin Jiadong)
