Can Xie Dianlin be elected speaker? Adjournment of court this afternoon becomes key

Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin is still detained at the Changhua Detention Center. (File photo)

Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin and his father Xie Xinlong were involved in the "A's election meal with public funds" case and were detained for two months. His father Xie Xinlong pleaded guilty yesterday and was released on 10 million yuan bail; For fraudulently using public funds for personal use, the prosecutor has applied to the court to extend his detention for 2 months. The Changhua District Court held an extended detention court at 4 pm today (11th). Whether Xie Dianlin can be released on bail is related to his future qualifications to run for speaker.

Since Xie Dianlin had the highest number of votes in the constituency in the past two county council elections, he is seeking re-election this time. Although he is "running in prison," local people believe that the Xie family's grassroots strength can still "pass through" and qualify for the speakership.

However, the prosecutor has requested to extend the detention of Xie Dianlin. Today the court held an extended detention court. Once the judge decides to extend the detention for 2 months, Xie Dianlin will not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the members on December 25, and will not be able to obtain the power of a member, thus missing the opportunity to re-elect and re-elect the chairman and deputy speaker. On the contrary, if you obtain bail, be elected as a member and complete the oath, you can legally participate in the speaker election.

Xie Xinlong was granted bail of NT$10 million yesterday. The plot involved was relatively simple and was limited to vote-buying for a fixed-term parliamentary banquet on June 23. Xie Dianlin was also involved in defrauding public funds under a cunning pretext. The prosecutors conducted a large-scale search of the county council at the end of October and interviewed 3 people. After six relevant persons involved in the case came to the case to explain, it was determined that some senior council officials and staff were involved in crimes such as taking advantage of their positions to defraud property, using their official documents to publish false official documents, and violating the Commercial Accounting Law. Chen Sanmin, Secretary-General of the County Council, said: The bail was set at 50,000 yuan, and Chen Baiju, the confidential secretary of the speaker, was charged with corruption and set bail at 100,000 yuan. As the main suspect, Xie Dianlin is crucial to whether he can be released on bail now.