Zhuang Ruixiong, Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan Caucus of the Democratic Progressive Party: It is inappropriate to infer that the judiciary is subject to political interference based on time.
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- Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin was detained at the request of the investigation for violating the election and recall law for public officials.
- Zhuang Ruixiong, secretary-general of the Legislative Yuan of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that political interference in the judiciary should not be inferred solely from the time sequence.
- He emphasized that the evidence should speak for the judicial process and that judicial independence should be respected.
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Why It Matters
Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin was suspected of having an election meal at the county council meeting and assisting his cousin Chen Zhenfei, the candidate for mayor of Xihu Town. The prosecutor found him guilty of voting bribery and other crimes. He was investigated by the Changhua District Prosecutor's Office and requested to be detained for public viewing. The Kuomintang questioned the timing and basis for the prosecutor to launch the investigation, and believed that the judiciary should not become a political thug.
Zhuang Ruixiong, Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party Legislative Yuan Caucus. (File photo)
Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin was investigated by the Changhua District Prosecutor's Office for violating the "Public Officials Election and Recall Law" and requested to be detained without permission. In the face of the KMT's questioning, Wu Yinning, deputy executive director of the Central Joint Service Center of the Executive Yuan, initiated an investigation. Zhuang Ruixiong, director of the Legislative Yuan Caucus of the Democratic Progressive Party, said today (17th) that it is inappropriate to infer that the judiciary is subject to political interference based on the time sequence.
The Changhua County Council held a banquet on June 23. Xie Dianlin was suspected of "inviting an election dinner" and opened more than ten tables to assist in the election for his cousin Chen Zhenfei, a candidate for mayor of Xihu Town. The prosecutor found him guilty of voting bribery and other crimes. However, Chen Yixin, chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee, believes that there is no distinction between blue and green in the investigation of bribery, and the judiciary must not be colorless. It should not be reduced to a political thug for any political party to attack political opponents. The prosecutor should make it clear what the basis for launching the investigation is.
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Zhuang Ruixiong said that the case has entered the judicial process, and the DPP respects justice and does not prejudge the guilt or innocence of individual cases.
Zhuang Ruixiong said that as for the Kuomintang's questioning of the prosecutor's basis for initiating the investigation, the prosecutor can appropriately explain the procedures that can be disclosed in accordance with the law without affecting the investigation. There are still two levels between politicians making reports or questioning and whether the procuratorate has the evidence to handle the investigation. It is not appropriate to infer political interference in the judiciary just based on the time sequence.
Zhuang Ruixiong emphasized that if there is any doubt about the investigation process, it can be clarified through judicial procedures. For any political party or politician, we should return to the same set of legal standards and let the evidence speak for itself in the judicial process.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Changhua District Prosecutor’s Office will appropriately disclose the basis of the investigation without affecting the investigation.
Likely · Within weeks
Xie Dianlin’s case will enter judicial proceedings, and the Democratic Progressive Party will respect judicial judgment.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific evidence did the prosecutors rely on to launch the investigation?
- Will Xie Dianlin be detained and banned from seeing him?
- Will this case affect the local election pattern?
