The second trial of Lin Zhimiao's corruption case begins. Lawyer: She is not that smart. She is so poor that she is even afraid of ghosts when she borrows money.

Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zimiao, a member of the Kuomintang, was involved in corruption and was sentenced to 12-6 months in the first instance and deprived of public rights for 6 years; her daughter Lin Yiling was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison and deprived of public rights for 3 years. The High Court held a hearing today, and the mother and daughter still maintained their innocence. Chen Xianyu, Lin Zimiao's lawyer, said that Lin Zhimiao was "not that smart" and could not remember many things. Moreover, she started borrowing money after she became a widow at the age of 38. She was "so poor that she would be afraid of ghosts." However, her money was confiscated at the first trial and her "bloody and tearful loan" was not considered.

Lin Zhimiao was accused of intervening with her daughter Lin Yiling and others in the land tax exemption case of land number 1558 in Luodong, instructing county officials to help the landowner avoid paying land tax increases of more than 1.12 million yuan in exchange for free use of land number 98. As a candidate for the 2020 Blue Camp election, she received NT$2.4 million in improper benefits, and both mother and daughter were sentenced for profiteering. Lin Zimiao was also convicted of special money laundering and unknown source of property due to abnormal cash flow of NT$32.5 million.

The prosecutors prosecuted 15 people in this case, and 14 of them, including Lin Zhimiao, appealed. The Yilan District Court found that Lin Zhimiao had insufficient evidence of accepting bribes, but the evidence of profiteering was clear. The crime of profiteering was sentenced to 7 years in prison and deprivation of public rights for 6 years; As for her daughter Lin Yiling, she was sentenced to three years in June for corruption and was deprived of public power for three years.

Lin Zhimiao and Lin Yiling both appeared in court in person this afternoon. Lin Zhimiao said that the court is a place for justice and the blame cannot be placed on her. She emphasized that she had not committed any crime.

The prosecutor pointed out that Wu Chaoqin testified in the detention court that Lin Zhimiao knew that there would be difficulties in not imposing taxes, so she convened an inter-bureau meeting to discuss it, and that Lin Yiling had substantial influence and jointly handled the false earthwork removal certificate. The case was unfair and the official policy was corrupted.

"1558 Agricultural Land" was originally listed for illegal filling of earth and rock and paving of asphalt, and was not improved within the time limit. It should not have obtained an agricultural land certificate for agricultural use, but it was obtained and the land transfer was exempted from land value-added tax of approximately 1,126,803 yuan. Lin Zimiao's defense lawyer Chen Xianyu explained that the area was actually used for agriculture, and that Lin Zimiao was not aware of the subsequent false earth-moving evidence. He even said: "Lin Zimiao's mind is not that good, and it is impossible to remember many things."

Chen Xianyu pointed out that the case was very simple. Lin Zhimiao accepted the request from the county people. She asked the county people to find an agent. As for the unknown property, it was a loan. Lin Zhimiao borrowed and repaid 500,000 yuan, but the total amount was 12 million yuan, so she was deemed to have unidentified property. If Lin Zhimiao had a large amount of assets, why would she need to borrow money? The prosecutor was totally illogical.

Chen Xianyu said that Lin Zhimiao had been borrowing money since she became a widow at the age of 38. She was so poor that she was even afraid of ghosts. Her money was confiscated in the first trial, and her blood-stained loan was not considered.

The presiding judge informed that the debate will continue at 9:40 am on the 21st.