[Central News Agency] The Madou Branch of the Tainan City Police Department was investigating a hit-and-run case. The Tainan District Prosecutor’s Office summoned more than 10 people to the case to explain yesterday. After the evening news, they paid 50,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan in security respectively.

When the Madou branch was investigating the hit-and-run case, a scandal broke out. The perpetrator found someone else to replace him. After the investigation, it was found that the person transferred was not the perpetrator. The ICAC intervened in the investigation.

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Xu Jialong, spokesperson of the Southern Inspection Office, said that the whole case involved public servants publishing false official documents and concealing criminal suspects. The investigation team leader surnamed Wu paid NT$100,000 on bail, and the security team leader surnamed Zheng (the director of the Xiaying Police Station at the time of the incident) paid NT$80,000. On bail, the police officer surnamed Tian paid 60,000 yuan on bail; the man surnamed Hong and the man surnamed Yang who replaced him on suspicion of hit-and-run were paid 50,000 yuan on bail respectively.

The Tainan City Police Department issued a press release stating that 10 police officers from the Tainan City Police Department went to the Southern Procuratorate to explain to the police, 4 of them listed their identities as witnesses, 3 were returned without bail, and 3 were released on bail.

Tainan City Police Chief Fang Yangning immediately took action. The investigation captain surnamed Wu and the guard captain surnamed Zheng will be reassigned to non-supervisory positions such as the police officer of the city police station and the police officer of the Jiali Branch. Please punish, and a performance appraisal meeting will be held in the future to investigate the administrative responsibility of the police officers and relevant managers involved in the case.

(Editor: Chen Zhengyi) 1111214