The first hearing of the second trial of the Jinghua City corruption case begins. Shen Qingjing appears in court with a smile on his face

Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe was sentenced to 17 years in prison in the first instance for his involvement in the Jinghua City case. In the second trial of the High Court, the corruption part of the Jinghua City case was heard for the first time today, and Weiking Group Chairman Shen Qingjing and Kuomintang Taipei City Councilor Ying Xiaowei were summoned to appear in court. When Shen Qingjing arrived, he smiled and said that his physical condition was "not bad", and in part about his mood, "I have to smile even if I am not good, because I am used to smiling."

At about 2:15 pm, Shen Qingjing arrived at the High Court. The media asked him if his physical condition was okay. He responded with a smile, "It's okay." When some media asked him if he was in a good mood, he responded, "If it's not good, I just have to smile, because I'm used to smiling." After that, he slowly walked into the court door.

The Taipei District Court found that Shen Qingjing was suspected of paying bribes to influence the Beijing City Government's decision-making in order to win the area benefits of Jinghua City. The first instance found that he knew clearly that Jinghua City did not meet the urban renewal conditions, but still bribed Ke Wenzhe and Ying Xiaowei, and jointly attempted to profit Jinghua City to obtain a 20% area bonus that lacked legal basis. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to profit, deprived of public rights for 5 years, and fined 20 million yuan.

As for Ying Xiaowei, the collegial panel found that she used her powers as a council member to convene a coordination meeting, put pressure on the city government, and assisted Jinghua City in striving for volume benefits. She also accepted the 52.5 million yuan delivered by Shen Qingjing through the Huaxia Association and other channels, and also used methods such as withdrawing cash and paying card fees to create breakpoints in cash flow. She was sentenced to 15 years in June and deprived of public rights for 6 years for crimes such as accepting bribes and money laundering in violation of her duties.

On Ke Wenzhe's part, the collegial panel found that he knew clearly that Jinghua City's volume bonus lacked legal basis, but still pushed for the petition to be submitted to the Metropolitan Committee, and accepted a bribe of 2.1 million yuan from Shen Qingjing through employees of Weiking Group. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison for accepting bribes in violation of his duties. He was also involved in public welfare embezzlement, breach of trust and other crimes. The merger should be implemented for 17 years and deprived of public rights for 6 years. As for the "Xiao Shen 1500" part, the court believed that the evidence was insufficient and did not confirm it.