Lin Jieli, a candidate for the North City Council of the New Party, was attacked while calling for votes this morning and is currently hospitalized.

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[Reporter Xie Junlin/Taipei Report] There are less than 72 hours left before the 9-in-1 election, but there are shocking reports of violence!

Lin Jieli, a candidate for the Taipei City Council of the New Party, was suddenly attacked by a 25-year-old man surnamed Zhang when she was asking for votes at the intersection in front of the Dazhi Police Station in the morning.

Minister of Justice Cai Qingxiang emphasized in an interview earlier that beating incidents will never be tolerated. During the election period, the violence will be strictly prevented, and the prosecutors and police will definitely enforce the law.

Lin Jieli stood for less than 5 minutes when she was asking for tickets at the intersection at 8:00 a.m. when she was suddenly attacked by an unknown person, causing massive bleeding on the right side of her head. She may have a concussion and was rushed to Mackay Hospital Emergency treatment, the police from the Dazhi Police Station of the Zhongshan Branch of the Beishi Police District saw the situation, immediately arrested the suspect and brought him back to the police station for interrogation.

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According to the police investigation, the perpetrator was a 25-year-old man surnamed Zhang, who worked as a cement worker and had no political party background.

During the police inquiry, Mr. Zhang claimed that he drank alcohol after quarreling with his ex-girlfriend last night and was in a bad mood. He went to the police station to report the case because he lost his purse this morning. He heard the voice of a candidate asking for votes in front of the police station. beat each other.

At present, the victim's assistant has completed the records of related parties, but the victim has not filed a complaint for injury.

In this regard, Cai Qingxiang said in an interview after the conclusion of the Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee of the Legislative Yuan that the occurrence of beatings is absolutely unacceptable. During the election period to prevent violence, the prosecutors and police will definitely enforce the law.

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He said that since he was in the Legislative Yuan in the morning, he would understand immediately after returning.

In addition, Cai Qingxiang, who is now in the Judicial Committee, also responded to the impact of the violent incident on the election.

He emphasized that strict precautions will be taken, and information must be obtained beforehand. If it really happens, we must vigorously investigate and deal with it according to the law, and investigate after the event. Please, the people of the whole country must complete this election calmly and peacefully.