Hsinchu County Mayor election scandal erupts, prosecutors track down those behind the scenes

The Hsinchu District Prosecutor’s Office is investigating cases in which the defendant surnamed Peng and others violated the Public Officials Election and Recall Law. It is understood that the Hsinchu County police patrolled late at night and found foreigners placing flyers suspected of being election blackmail in the community. Therefore, they reported to the prosecutor for investigation and investigation. Although this was not confirmed, it was determined that Peng Nan was involved in serious crimes such as intending to cause someone to be unelected, and the court ruled that he should be detained without permission. Yesterday, the police went north to Wu Zijia's residence and company with a search ticket to conduct a search, and seized relevant evidence. After police inquiries, he was temporarily asked back.

The campaign office of Zheng Chaofang, candidate for Hsinchu County Mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, issued a response and lawyer's statement this morning, thanking the judicial authorities for their active investigation, and looking forward to the investigation continuing to investigate those involved behind the scenes to safeguard social justice. The campaign office of Xu Xinying, the Hsinchu county magistrate candidate of the Kuomintang, also released a press release in the afternoon, questioning whether there were inconsistent standards for handling cases in the judiciary. It also criticized Zheng Chaofang for still being busy with political offense and defense, and demanded clarification on the intimidation case involving his brother and the family land dispute.

It is understood that the Hsinchu County Police found foreigners placing flyers in their homes and community buildings during late-night patrols recently. After an investigation, they discovered that the flyers were suspected to be election blackmail, containing an altered portrait and the signature of "Wu Zijia" on the lower right. The police reported to the Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office for investigation. In addition to seizing a large number of leaflets, they also traced the man surnamed Peng to the person who took the lead in printing and directing the distribution. However, the bamboo inspection did not confirm this.

However, the Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office pointed out that on the 21st, the Telecommunications Investigation Brigade of the Criminal Police Department of the Police Department of the Ministry of Interior and the Hsinchu County Government Police Department carried out a search with a search ticket issued by the court, seized relevant exhibits, and interviewed the defendant named Peng to the case. After being interrogated by the prosecutor, the defendant surnamed Peng admitted that he was suspected of violating Article 104, Paragraph 1, of the Public Employee Election and Recall Law, with the intention of causing someone to be unelected, which was a serious crime, and that he was at risk of destroying evidence, fleeing, and colluding with evidence. On the evening of the 21st, the prosecutor applied to the Hsinchu District Court for a detention ban and was approved.

Due to the need to trace the source, track down other accomplices and preserve evidence, the police carried out a search ticket to the residence and company of the defendant named Wu on the 22nd to conduct a search and have seized relevant evidence. They will continue to clarify the facts and investigate in accordance with the law.

In response to Xu Xinying's questioning on the standards of judicial handling of cases, the Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office stated today that during the investigation of this case, based on the principle of non-publicity of the investigation, it is temporarily inconvenient to explain the relevant case details to the public.