Wang Mingsheng (second from left), director of the Sun Wennan Academy of the Kuomintang, was involved in using funds from the CCP to promote the election and was released on bail of 600,000 yuan. (File photo)
The "Sun Wen School" established by former Kuomintang Chairman Hong Xiuzhu, of which Sun Wennan Institute is headed by Wang Mingsheng, a retired professor from Sun Yat-sen University, the prosecutor found that Wang Mingsheng and Pan Jinying, director of the Women's Department of Sun Wennan Institute, learned that a woman surnamed Min was interested in participating in the election of the district chief. They took her to Beijing to meet with officials from the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and were suspected of accepting funds. The prosecutors and police launched a search. Wang and three other people were detained by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office in accordance with the anti-infiltration law. The court ruled that the three people should pay bail of NT$600,000 to NT$400,000, and were restricted from leaving the country.
Pan Jinying, Director of the Women’s Department Peer Discussion
The prosecutor pointed out that Wang Mingsheng serves as the dean of Sun Wen Nan Hospital and frequently travels between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. In addition to serving as the director of the women's department of Sun Wen Nan Hospital, Pan Jinying also established the "Kaohsiung City New Qun Ying Travel and Education Diversity Exchange Association" (hereinafter referred to as the New Qun Ying Association) as the CEO as a subsidiary organization.
Wang and Pan learned that a woman surnamed Min was interested in participating in the election of district chief in Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, to challenge the current KMT district chief, and told Min that Beijing could provide funding. In May this year, Wang and Pan took Min to participate in delegations in Beijing and Tianjin. They were entertained throughout the process, met with members of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council to discuss the election, and suspected of collecting funds. After returning to Taiwan, they organized a campaign.
The investigation also found that Wang and Pan used the New Heroes Association to recruit cadres and members, and invited cadres from various societies and companies to attend the Central Youth League and receive landing receptions.
After receiving the report, the Gushan Police Station and the Kaohsiung City Mediation Office in the area under their jurisdiction were led by Chief Prosecutor Xie Changxia, Prosecutors Lin Hengcui, Wang Jianzhong, Qiu Baijun, Liao Chihong, and Xue Mingfu. They also called on the Nanjing Station of the Investigation Bureau and the Pingtung County Special Task Force of the Immigration Department to search a total of 11 places and summon relevant defendants and witnesses.
After the prosecutor resumed the interrogation, they believed that Wang, Pan, and Min were suspected of "receiving instructions from infiltration sources to fund campaigns for specific candidates" under the anti-infiltration law, and they filed a arraignment in the Kaohsiung District Court. After the trial, the judge ordered Wang to post bail of NT$600,000, and Pan and Min to post bail of NT$400,000 each.
