8,000 yuan 5-day trip to Jinsha was involved in bribery. The Peach Inspection Bureau investigated the Zhongli District Chief candidate for violating the anti-infiltration law.
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- The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office investigated three people, including the defendant surnamed Li, a Zhongli District mayor candidate, for allegedly inviting residents with voting rights to participate in a five-day tour of Jinxia for a tour fee of NT$8,000, which was lower than the market price.
- The itinerary was planned by a travel agency in China.
- They were involved in the crime of violating the Anti-infiltration Law and the Public Servants Election and Recall Act and "receiving funding from the mainland and violating the Public Servants Election and Recall Law." They were ordered to post bails of NT$50,000 to NT$250,000.
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Why It Matters
The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office investigated the Zhongli District mayor candidate for allegedly accepting funding from mainland China and inviting voters to participate in a five-day tour of Jinxia at a tour price lower than the market price, which violated the anti-infiltration law and the election and recall of public officials law.
The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office investigated a case involving three defendants, including a candidate surnamed Li in Zhongli District, for violating the Anti-Infiltration Law and the Public Employee Election and Recall Law. (File photo)
A candidate surnamed Li in Taoyuan City's Zhongli District was suspected of inviting residents to participate in the "Jinxia 5-Day Tour" from May 22 to 26 for a tour fee of NT$8,000, which was significantly lower than the market price. The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office summoned Li and Hou on the 12th. After investigation, the defendants surnamed Chen and Chen were ordered to post bail of NT$50,000 to NT$250,000 respectively on suspicion of violating the Anti-Infiltration Law, the Election and Recall of Public Officials Act, and "violating the Law on Election and Recall of Public Officials by accepting funding from mainland China."
The prosecutor said that in order to be successfully elected, the candidate surnamed Li and the defendant surnamed Hou jointly paid 8,000 yuan for a tour fee to invite residents with voting rights to fly to Kinmen on May 22 and then transfer to Xiamen to participate in a five-day tour of Jinmen.
On the 12th, Taoyuan prosecutor Zhai Hengwei directed the Taoyuan City Investigation Division of the Investigation Bureau and the Zhongli Branch of the Taoyuan City Government Police Department to form a special team to investigate. On the 12th, he closed the network and summoned 3 defendants including Li, a candidate for the district chief, and 14 witnesses to explain the case. The prosecutor said that after interrogation, the prosecutor believed that Li and other 3 defendants were involved in the anti-infiltration law and the election and recall of public officials law. The criminal suspicion was serious, but there was no reason or necessity for detention, and the three people had been ordered to post bail.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Prosecutors will prosecute the three defendants
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the three defendants eventually be prosecuted?
- Which travel agency is this in mainland China?
- Are there other persons involved in the case?
