KMT legislator Sra Kacaw is facing indictment over taking 7.11 million NT in bribes between 2020 and 2023. Prosecutors are reportedly seeking over ten years in jail for him, on violations of the Anti-Corruption Act and the Money Laundering Control Act...
Former Nantou county magistrate Lee Chao-ching, a former KMT member, was sentenced on charges totaling 656 years and four months in jail earlier this month. It has been confirmed by the Supreme Court that Lee, who is already in jail, will serve 21 years and two months in prison. Lee is 74 years old, meaning that Lee may spend the rest of his life in prison...
A historic recall of Kinmen County Council Speaker Hung Yun-tien failed earlier this month. The recall was the first of its kind, in that those exist on the books for municipal county speakers to recall a county speaker under Article 46 of the Local Government Act, this was never before attempted since the law was passed in 1999...
Cabinet spokesperson Chen Tsung-yen has resigned after reports that he traded his political influence for sexual favors during his time as head of the Tainan City Bureau of Civil Affairs. Chen had only held his post as cabinet spokesperson for 18 days, as a result of which he has been termed the shortest cabinet spokesperson in history. Despite resigning, Chen has denied wrongdoing. Chen’s resignation has since been approved by Premier Chen Chien-jen...
Former Nantou county magistrate Lee Chao-ching, a former member of the KMT, pled guilty to 81 crimes in a second-instance trial last week. As a result, Lee now faces 450 years in jail...
Issues of corruption continue to be endemic in Taiwanese politics. This can be observed in a number of incidents. In many cases, these charges return to embezzlement or fraud related to loans...
