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Donating community trash trucks and Mid-Autumn Festival raffle prizes raised suspicions of election bribery in Guangyang
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Donating community trash trucks and Mid-Autumn Festival raffle prizes raised suspicions of election bribery in Guangyang

佀GuangyangWan Meilingvote bribery

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  • Kuomintang Legislator Wan Meiling's son and Taoyuan City Council candidate Ji Guangyang was suspected of engaging in electoral bribery by donating community garbage trucks and lottery tickets.
  • Today, the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office summoned him to explain the case.
  • The prosecutor also summoned the relevant district chiefs and community personnel for investigation.

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Why It Matters

The investigation found that a community in Baotaoyuan District received garbage trucks and Mid-Autumn Festival raffles donated by Wan Meiling, which was suspected to be related to her son Guangyang's election campaign.

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The campaign headquarters of Taoyuan City Council candidate Ji Guangyang is operating as usual. (Photo by reporter Zhou Minhong)

Ji Guangyang, the son of KMT legislator Wan Meiling and a candidate for city council in Taoyuan City District 1 (Taoyuan District), was summoned to the case by the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office this morning on suspicion of election bribery. He went to the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office for a review at around 7 p.m. It was pointed out that the investigation found that a community in Taoyuan District accepted garbage trucks and Mid-Autumn Festival raffles donated by Wan Meiling, which was the main reason for Ji Guangyang being summoned.

It is understood that when the community received Wan Meiling's donation of garbage trucks and Mid-Autumn Festival raffles, some community residents once commented that "the donor is a candidate for Wan Meiling's team." Afterwards, they posted on social media, which attracted the attention of the prosecutors. After conducting interviews and collecting evidence, they launched a search today. In addition to summoning Tong Guangyang, they also summoned a neighborhood chief, a community chairman, and two community security guards.

The prosecutor stated that the details of the case will not be explained to the public until further clarification by the prosecutor.

Ji Guangyang (middle), son of blue committee member Wan Meiling and candidate for Taoyuan City Council. (File photo)

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The prosecutor will continue to clarify the case and explain it to the public

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • Does the prosecutor have specific evidence of consideration relationship?
  • Is Wan Meiling herself involved in this case?

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TopicsWan Meilingvote briberyTaoyuan District Prosecutor's OfficeTaoyuan City Councilor Election
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