The candidate "Free Car Wash" surnamed Xu in Fenglin Town was summoned by the prosecutor for investigation on suspicion of election bribery, and he paid 30,000 yuan on bail.

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[Reporter Wang Jinyi / Hualien Report] The candidate for the surname Xu of Fenglin Township, Hualien County is suspected of calling for free car washes in the town's online community, and it is also limited to the residents of the town. 20) with 30,000 yuan to pay bail, this case is the first nine-in-one election at the end of the year, Hualien's first bribery investigation case.

The Hualien District Prosecutor's Office issued a press release today stating that the candidate for the surnamed Xu in Fenglin Township was suspected of publishing the labor service method of providing "free car wash" in the Facebook community, asking voters to vote for their support. Prosecutor Chen Zongxian directed the Hualien County Investigation Station, Hualien County The Fenglin Police Station and other units carried search tickets to the residence of the candidate for the surname of licheng Xu to carry out a search yesterday. At the same time, they informed the candidate of the surname of Xu and the suspected bribe-takers, a total of 5 people to explain the case.

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The Hualien District Prosecutor's Office pointed out that after the prosecutor's interrogation in the case, it was believed that the candidate for the surname Xu was suspected of violating Article 99, item 1 of the Law on Election and Removal of Public Officials. Detention is necessary, and the notice is given a guarantee of 30,000 yuan.

Lin Junting, the chief prosecutor of the Hualien District Prosecutor's Office, said that this is the first bribery investigation conducted in Hualien in the grassroots election at the end of this year. He called on candidates to conduct election campaigns in a fair and impartial manner, and will continue to strictly investigate any type of election bribery. .