A cash bribery case broke out in Chiayi City. A 72-year-old woman surnamed Chen Lai was involved in buying votes for NT$1,000 per vote.

Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office. (File photo)

The Chiayi District Attorney's Office has been investigating the end-of-year election bribery case in recent days. Chiayi City reported its first cash vote buying case. A 72-year-old woman surnamed Chen Lai was involved in paying NT$1,000 per vote for a city council candidate in the West District, asking voters to support the candidate. The prosecutor investigated in October On the 1st, Chen Lai Zhuangjie and 15 voters were summoned. After being re-examined, Chen Lai Zhuangjie was found guilty of violating the Public Officials Election and Recall Act by paying bribes to voting rights. He was suspected of serious crimes and applied to the Chiayi District Court for detention and ban on access and communication. The application was approved.

Jiajian recently received information about cash bribery in elections in Chiayi City. Prosecutor Lu Yachun directed the Chiayi County Investigation Station of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Puzi Branch of the Chiayi County Police Department, Criminal Police Brigade of the Chiayi County Police Department, Criminal Police Brigade of the Chiayi City Police Department, First Branch of the Chiayi City Police Department and the Chiayi City Special Task Force of the Southern District Affairs Brigade of the Immigration Agency of the Ministry of Interior to form a task force. Yesterday, they summoned Chen Lai and 15 relevant voters to report to the case and deducted the bribes for buying votes.

An investigation by the prosecutors revealed that in September this year, Zhuangjiao, surnamed Chen Lai, went to the residences of voters within the jurisdiction to help a candidate for city council in the West District of Chiayi City to be successfully elected. He asked voters to support the candidate at a cost of 1,000 yuan per vote. One voter received 6,000 yuan in cash for a family of six. After interrogation by the prosecutor, they found that Zhuangjiao, surnamed Chen Lai, was seriously suspected of committing an election-strike crime. He was granted a petition to the Chiayi District Court to be detained and barred from receiving communications.