The Nantou District Prosecutor's Office investigated the election bribery case of Xinyi and Guoxing township elections, and found that Zhuangjiao bought votes at 1,000 yuan per vote. Among them, Zhuangjiao surnamed Wu and Ye were taken into custody and handed over 50,000 yuan on bail.

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[Reporter Liu Binquan/Report from Nantou] Nantou’s five-in-one election is over, but the Nantou District Prosecutor’s Office continues to investigate the case of buying votes in the election, and seized the 1st constituency of Xinyi Township and the 3rd constituency of Guoxing Township. 1,000 yuan to buy votes from voters, of which Wu Zhuangjiao from Xinyi Township was taken into custody, while Ye Zhuangjiao from Guosurname Township paid 50,000 yuan on bail.

The Nantou District Prosecutor's Office stated that Zhuangjiao Wu of Xinyi Township bought votes in cash for a township candidate in the 1st constituency. Yesterday (9th) he notified Wu to clarify the case with several voters, and it was found that Wu bribed the election with 1,000 yuan per vote. After the interrogation, Wu believed that the crime of bribery was serious, and that he was in danger of colluding with accomplices and witnesses. He applied to the court late last night for detention and no seeing, and the correspondence was approved.

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In addition, Guoxing Township also has Zhuangjiao Ye surnamed to buy votes for a township candidate in the 3rd constituency in the township. Yesterday Zhuangjiao Ye was notified and many voters were present. It was also found that Yemou sold votes to voters for 1,000 yuan per vote. Vote bribery, after hearing that Ye was suspected of a serious bribery crime, but there was no need for detention, and he was told to pay 50,000 yuan on bail.

Prosecutors also emphasized that even if the election is over, the investigation of bribery will still adhere to the attitude of "whatever is heard must be investigated, and evidence must be acted upon".