Minister of Justice Cai Qingxiang went to the Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office this morning to supervise the election of local public officials.

(Photo by reporter Ding Weijie)

[Reporter Ding Weijie/Report from Chiayi] The nine-in-one election has come to an end. The Chiayi District Prosecutor’s Office today targeted 2 township civic representatives, 2 village chiefs, and 1 district chief from Chiayi County in one go. Suspected of electoral bribery, filed a lawsuit of invalid election to the Chiayi District Court.

The 5 persons who were brought up to sue for invalid election include Dai Jiahong, who was re-elected as the village chief of Zhuqi Township, Jiaxian County; Ye Chungui, the elector of the first district of Meishan Township; Jian Qinghui, the village head-elect of Taixing Township, and Huang Shijun, the head-elect of Daxi Village, Jiashi West District.

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Minister of Justice Cai Ching-hsiang and Chief Prosecutor Zhang Dou-hui of Taiwan Higher Prosecutor's Office also went to Jiajian this morning to supervise the election of local public officials.

Subsequently, Zhang Douhui was accompanied by Zhang Xiaowen, chief prosecutor of the Jiashi Procuratorate, to the Jiashi Investigation Station and the Second Branch of the Jiashi Police Station to express his condolences to the hard work of the bribery investigation team, and to listen to the preparations for the bribery investigation work at this stage.

Cai Qingxiang said that the election is not yet over, and there will be a re-election of Chiayi mayor, the election of the chairman and vice-chairman of the local council, the chairman and vice-chairman of the township citizen representatives, etc. Use a team to handle the case and investigate election bribery with all our strength, and we must maintain a clean election environment.

Zhang Douhui said that the election invalidation lawsuit is an extension of the bribery investigation front, declaring the government's determination to fight against bribery, and it should also be used well in situations that meet surrender and confession to reduce criminal responsibility, so as to properly educate them to correct their mistakes.

Jiang Jinxing, Chief Prosecutor and Spokesperson of the Jiajian Procuratorate, said that as of November 30, the Jiajian’s bribery investigation results included 525 other cases, 234 investigation cases, 774 people were summoned, and 20 people were arrested. , 14 people were approved to charge, 58 cases were searched, more than 630,000 yuan in cash was seized, 19 people were prosecuted, and 42 people were prosecuted.

Minister of Justice Cai Qingxiang (middle) listened to the preparations for the bribery investigation team of the Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office at this stage.

(Provided by Jiajian)