He Zifan, candidate for mayor of Zhuqi Township, was arrested and summoned for search. He uploaded a video saying "Political handling of the case, would rather die than surrender"

Four candidates for township mayor in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County were drawn by lot today. Among them, He Zifan, an independent county councilor who turned to be the township mayor, was summoned by the prosecutor to explain the case in connection with the election and recall law for public officials. He Zifan uploaded a video of the prosecutor's search on Facebook this afternoon. In the video, he shouted "Political handling of the case, rather than surrender", and then left with the task force members, which shocked the political scene in Chiayi County. The Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office stated that the case is being carried out according to the established investigation progress.

The lottery for Zhuqi Township mayor candidates was held at 9 a.m. this morning at the Zhuqi Township Office. He Zifan was the first to go on stage to draw lots, and drew No. 3, shouting the slogan "Three Yang Kaitai". Then Chen Hongji, chairman of the Zhuqi Township People's Representative Association of the Democratic Progressive Party, drew No. 2, Qiu Fengming, the former secretary of the Zhuqi Township Office without party membership, drew No. 4, and Ye Zhihong, the mayor of Yilong Village, without party membership, drew No. 1.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, He Zifan uploaded a searched video on Facebook. In the video, He shouted, "Political handling of the case, prefer death to surrender," and then left together with the members of the task force.

Former legislator Lin Guoqing also posted on Facebook, "Member He Zifan, the Zhuqi Township mayor candidate, his brother, and representative candidate Wu Jinhui were supposed to draw election numbers this morning. Shockingly, they were taken away for questioning by the relevant units. The current situation is unknown. It happened too suddenly. Supporters are worried and frightened. We hope that after the hearing, they can be released as soon as possible to continue running hard to win support for votes."

Jiajian said that today, a task force carried a search ticket to search the residence of Zhuqi Township mayor candidate He Zifan and other places, and summoned more than 20 people including He Zifan, his brother, and voters to report to the case. The whole case involves the investigation of the election and recall law, and the case needs to be clarified by investigation.