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The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office directed the police investigation unit to investigate the suspected bribery case of the Zhunan mayor candidate, and launched a large-scale search on September 23 and 24.
He Xiumian, a candidate for mayor of Zhunan town, was detained and banned from public interviews due to allegations of bribery. (File photo)
The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office received reports that He Xiumian, a candidate for mayor of Zhunan Town and chairman of the Zhunan Town Congress without party membership, distributed gift boxes containing tea and dried fruits with a market value of about 300 yuan, suspected of election bribery. The prosecutors and police launched two waves of large-scale searches for two days, and summoned 29 people to the case in 32 routes. After the prosecutor resumed the hearing, he determined that a total of 8 people, including He Xiumian, were involved in serious voting bribery crimes and were at risk of collusion and destruction of evidence. They applied to the court for detention. After the hearing, the Miaoli District Court this afternoon ruled that 7 people, including He Xiumian, were allowed to be detained and detained, and 1 person was ordered to be sent back.
The Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office pointed out that Chief Prosecutor He Jiankuan and Prosecutor Xu Ziyuan directed the Miaoli County Police Department and the Miaoli County Investigation Station of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice to jointly investigate. After the task force obtained the information, they launched two waves of searches on September 23 and 24, executed 32 locations, and summoned and notified 29 people to the case.
After interrogation, the prosecutor believed that He Xiumian's crime of voting bribery was serious and that there were enough facts to prove that there was a risk of annihilating evidence and colluding with accomplices and witnesses. He continued to apply to the court for detention and ban. The other two defendants were ordered to post bail of 20,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan respectively, and the remaining people involved in the case were asked to return.
After successive hearings at the Miaoli District Court, the judge ruled that a total of seven people, including He Xiumian, should be detained without permission to see him, and the other one should be sent back.

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