Exclusive" One ticket costs 6,000 yuan! Suspicions of election bribery erupted in Fu'an Temple in Checheng, and the temple authorities sought judicial solutions

Fu'an Palace is prosperous. (Photo by reporter Cai Zongxian)

Known as the largest Tuigong temple in Southeast Asia, "Checheng Fu'an Temple" is popular with incense all year round. It is not only the most visited religious and tourist landmark on the Hengchun Peninsula, but is also considered a must-have for every president in the blue and green. However, during the recent general election within the palace and temple, the situation was even more intense than the heated nine-in-one local elections, and there were even suspicions of vote buying! Fu'an Palace issued a press release today, strongly accusing some candidates of offering bribes ranging from 5,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan per vote, and solemnly vowed to use judicial means to investigate to the end.

The 14th management committee and supervisory committee election of Fu An Palace was held on November 1. A total of 30 people competed for 21 management committee seats and 7 people competed for 5 supervisory committee seats. The temple adopts a continuous voting method, and each voter can select 21 management committee members and 5 supervisory committee members. Unexpectedly, during the election campaign, it was reported that some candidates were "the first to do so" and were suspected of using money to attack voters, instigating them to vote for designated candidates and blocking specific objects at a cost of 5,000 or 6,000 yuan per vote, in an attempt to interfere with the voting results.

Regarding this election bribery scandal that caused a sensation in the Hengchun Peninsula, the temple conducted an internal investigation and found that the evil act was "suspected to be true" and had seriously violated the demeanor of a good manager and the laws of nature stipulated in the organization's articles of association. The temple officials emphasized that under the careful management of the current chairman Zeng Baowen and others for more than 20 years, Fu'an Palace ranks among the best in the country and will never allow bad roots to breed and damage the reputation of the temple. However, the legal person election in palaces and non-public officials falls under the scope of the election law, and the prosecutors and police agencies cannot directly intervene in law enforcement; they will still actively seek judicial channels to pursue it to the end. We hope that the official agencies will attach great importance to this case and strictly investigate it to give all candidates the fairness and justice they deserve.

Fu'an Palace is prosperous. (Photo by reporter Cai Zongxian)