Red envelopes were given out at dinner parties and tourists were invited. Candidates for Keelung’s Qidu District Chief were detained for bribery and banned from meeting.

After the prosecutor resumed the interrogation, he determined that the candidate surnamed Zhang had violated the law on the election and recall of public officials, was suspected of serious violations, and was at risk of collusion with evidence, and applied to the court for detention. (Photo by reporter Wu Shengru)

A candidate surnamed Zhang in Qidu District, Keelung City, was targeted by prosecutors and police for allegedly engaging in election bribery by giving away 200 yuan red envelopes and offering free travel during Father's Day meals. Seeing that the time was ripe yesterday, the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office directed the police and dispatch to conduct a search and investigation, and brought back the defendant named Zhang and 24 witnesses. After the prosecutor resumed the interrogation, he determined that the candidate surnamed Zhang had violated the law on the election and recall of public officials, was suspected of serious violations, and was at risk of collusion with evidence, and applied to the court for detention.

It is reported that the candidate surnamed Zhang is the current chairman of a community development association. It is reported that he handed out red envelopes containing cash during the Father's Day dinner. When organizing a tour for residents in September, he used the method of paying first and then refunding to give preferential treatment or hospitality to residents for the trip. He was found to be suspected of violating the election and strike law.

Wu Jilun, prosecutor of the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office, saw that the time was ripe yesterday. He commanded the Keelung City Criminal Police Brigade's First Investigation Team, the Third Branch Investigation Team and the Investigation Bureau's Keelung City Investigation Station to search the residence and campaign office of the district chief named Zhang and brought back the district chief Zhang and 24 residents.

After the prosecutor resumed the interrogation, they determined that the candidate surnamed Zhang was involved in violating the election and recall law for public officials, and there were enough facts to prove that he was colluding with accomplices and witnesses, so it was necessary to detain him. The Keelung District Court requested that the candidate be detained and banned, and the remaining voters and witnesses were asked to return.