Involving the case of "A eating from public funds during the election"! Xie Dianlin’s father Xie Xinlong was released on bail of tens of millions

Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin, a Kuomintang citizen, (left) and his father Xie Xinlong (right). (File photo)

The Changhua District Prosecutor's Office investigated the case of Xie Dianlin, the KMT speaker of Changhua County, for allegedly "paying public money for election meals". Xie Dianlin and his father Xie Xinlong have been detained by the court since September 17. As the two-month detention period is about to expire, the prosecutors requested to extend their detention. The Changhua District Court first held a remand hearing for Xie Xinlong this morning (10th). The judge ruled that Xie Xinlong should be released on bail of 10 million yuan, restricted from leaving the country and overseas for 8 months, and restricted from living in the country. He must report to the police station where he lives every day. However, as of now, Xie Xinlong has not completed the bail procedures.

According to the prosecutor's investigation, Xie Dianlin and others were suspected of using the name of the Changhua County Council to hold an election promotion dinner, and then used the council's public funds to pay for the meal under a clever name, involving corruption, vote-buying and other crimes. From the late night of September 17 to the early morning of September 18, the Changhua District Court successively ruled that Xie Dianlin and his father Xie Xinlong were detained without permission. Xie Dianlin's mother, former legislator Zheng Rufen, was released on bail of 1 million yuan.

As the detention period is about to expire, the Changhua District Court held an extension hearing for Xie Xinlong this morning. The court stated that both Xie Xinlong and his defender applied for bail. After consulting the prosecutor, the prosecutor agreed to post bail under certain conditions. The judge therefore ruled that Xie Xinlong would be detained after providing a 10 million yuan guarantee. In addition, Xie Xinlong was restricted from leaving the country and overseas for 8 months, restricted residence, and reported to the police station where he lives every day.

The Changhua District Prosecutor's Office stated that in addition to being suspected of using public funds to pay for election meals under false names, Xie Dianlin was also involved in other plots of fraudulently obtaining public funds for private use under false pretenses. The case has not yet been clarified, so he applied to the court to extend his detention for two months. As for Xie Xinlong's involvement in the case, the relevant facts have been initially clarified. The prosecutor believes that it is no longer necessary to continue to detain him, so he agreed to post a bail of 10 million yuan, but he must be restricted from leaving the country and the sea, and he must be monitored by technological equipment.

The Changhua District Court stated that in response to the case of extending the detention of Changhua County Council Speaker Xie Dianlin, the Changhua District Court will hold an extended detention court at 4 pm tomorrow (11th).

It is understood that Xie Xinlong has not yet completed the bail procedures, and Xie Dianlin’s service office stated that it has not received relevant bail information.