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BackThe Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office discovered that a candidate for the Jinhu Town Citizen’s Representative election was involved in bribery and was granted a ban on public opinion.
The Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office discovered that a candidate for the Jinhu Town Citizen’s Representative election was involved in bribery and was granted a ban on public opinion.
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The Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office discovered that a candidate for the Jinhu Town Citizen’s Representative election was involved in bribery and was granted a ban on public opinion.

Kinmen District Prosecutor's OfficeJinhu TownCandidate named Lin

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  • According to a report from the Bureau of Investigation, the Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office discovered that a candidate surnamed Lin from Jinhu Town was suspected of buying votes in cash.
  • After a search on the 23rd, the candidate and Wang were detained in accordance with the election law.
  • The prosecutors believed that the involvement was serious and there was a risk of escape and collusion.

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Why It Matters

According to a report from the Bureau of Investigation, the Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office learned that the candidate surnamed Lin from Jinhu Town was suspected of buying votes in cash to bribe the election. It assigned a prosecutor to direct the Investigation Division and the Jinhu Branch of the Kinmen County Police Department to form a task force to conduct search and investigation.

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The Kinmen District Prosecutor's Office stated that it has seized a candidate named Lin from Jinhu Town as a town representative candidate and has detained the candidate and Wang Zhuangjiao. (Photo by reporter Wu Zhengting)

The Kinmen District Prosecutor's Office said today that according to a report from the Fujian Provincial Investigation Office of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, it learned that a candidate named Lin from Jinhu Town was suspected of buying votes and bribery of election certificates in cash. It immediately assigned prosecutors to direct the investigation office and the Jinhu Branch of the Kinmen County Police Department to form a task force. On the 23rd, troops carried out search tickets in multiple directions to search multiple locations. The candidate and Wang were detained in the Kinmen District Court for violating the election strike law and were granted a ban.

The Kinmen District Prosecutor's Office said that after the prosecutors had obtained considerable evidence, they first notified Wang Zhuangjiao, voters and witnesses to the case. After a night interrogation, prosecutors found that the candidate and Wang Zhuangjiao were involved in a serious crime of voting bribery in violation of Article 99, Paragraph 1 of the Public Officials Election and Recall Law, and there were considerable reasons to believe that they were in danger of fleeing, colluding with accomplices, witnesses, and destroying evidence. This morning, they applied to the Kinmen District Court for permission to be detained.

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There are rumors that the imprisoned town representative surnamed Lin is a male candidate and is not the current public opinion representative.

The Kinmen District Prosecutor’s Office solemnly declares that vote-buying has seriously undermined the cornerstone of democracy and the fairness of elections. It calls on villagers to demonstrate democratic literacy and insist on "no votes, no votes." If you find suspected vote-buying, please call the toll-free reporting hotline: 0800-024-099 extension 4. The prosecutors have established strict measures to ensure the confidentiality of the whistleblower's identity. People can report with confidence and jointly protect Kinmen's clean election style.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The Kinmen District Court will determine the criminal liability of the candidate and Wang Zhuangjiao in subsequent trials.

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • How much was the amount of vote-buying involved?
  • Are there other relevant persons who will be investigated?
  • What impact will this case have on the Jinhu Town election?

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PeopleCandidate for town representative surnamed LinZhuangjiao with the surname Wang
OrganizationsFujian Provincial Investigation Division, Investigation Bureau, Ministry of JusticeKinmen County Police Department Jinhu Branch
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