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Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je was released from detainment, after an order from the Taipei District Court, due to lack of evidence. As reported by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA), the court declared that Ko should be released from custody without bail.
Ko, a member of the Taiwan People’s Party who garnered significant support as a third-party candidate in Taiwan’s recent presidential election, was arrested on August 31 on charges of corruption. His arrest concerned the illegal increase of the floor area ratio of the city’s Core Pacific City Development Project. After an overnight session of interrogation, Ko refused to continue prompting prosecutors to detain him. The Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office cited concerns of potential collusion as the reason for the arrest. The court highlighted that to establish his guilt, it needed to be proved that Ko knew his decisions were illegal and benefitted the developers, which the investigators could not prove. He has also stated that he had no knowledge of the increase until March.
Moreover, former Deputy Mayor, Peng Zhengsheng was ordered to be detained. The court observed that there was adequate evidence to show that Zhengsheng was involved in the incident, and was guilty of profiting from corruption, violating the Anti-Corruption Act. He was also noted to have connections to several private parties also suspected of being involved in the affair. Zhengsheng was ruled to be held incommunicado.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has stated that they will be filing an appeal against the judgement. Ko, a popular third party candidate in Taiwan’s presidential elections, maintains that he is innocent, and his received support from Taiwan’s People Party, which had criticized Ko’s arrest as being illegal.
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Ko, a member of the Taiwan People’s Party who garnered significant support as a third-party candidate in Taiwan’s recent presidential election, was arrested on August 31 on charges of corruption. His arrest concerned the illegal increase of the floor area ratio of the city’s Core Pacific City Development Project. After an overnight session of interrogation, Ko refused to continue prompting prosecutors to detain him. The Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office cited concerns of potential collusion as the reason for the arrest. The court highlighted that to establish his guilt, it needed to be proved that Ko knew his decisions were illegal and benefitted the developers, which the investigators could not prove. He has also stated that he had no knowledge of the increase until March.
Moreover, former Deputy Mayor, Peng Zhengsheng was ordered to be detained. The court observed that there was adequate evidence to show that Zhengsheng was involved in the incident, and was guilty of profiting from corruption, violating the Anti-Corruption Act. He was also noted to have connections to several private parties also suspected of being involved in the affair. Zhengsheng was ruled to be held incommunicado.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has stated that they will be filing an appeal against the judgement. Ko, a popular third party candidate in Taiwan’s presidential elections, maintains that he is innocent, and his received support from Taiwan’s People Party, which had criticized Ko’s arrest as being illegal.
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