The election campaign for the speaker and deputy speaker of the Tainan City Council was fierce. KMT member Fang Yifeng reported that he was suspected of being intimidated the afternoon before yesterday and warned him not to support the non-party speaker Guo Xinliang who was seeking re-election. Lin Shijie, executive member of the party branch.

(Provided by Fang Yifeng's service office, information photo)

8 MPs apply to follow Fang Yifeng who was "warned" to live in the parliament

[Reporters Yang Jincheng and Hong Ruiqin/Report from Tainan] The election campaign for the chairman and deputy speaker of the Tainan City Council was fierce. KMT member Fang Yifeng reported that he was suspected of being intimidated the afternoon before yesterday, warning him not to support the non-party speaker Guo Xinliang who is seeking re-election.

Fang Yifeng said yesterday that for the sake of personal safety, he has moved to the parliamentary research room since the night before, and he will live there until the end of the speaker election tomorrow.

The Tainan City Police Department stated that as of yesterday, eight councilors applied for guards to protect their safety.

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Fang: Was warned not to support Guo Xinliang

Fang Yifeng pointed out that at 5:30 p.m. the day before yesterday, someone he knew called him first, and soon a van parked near his Westport service office. There were two men and a woman in the car. One of them got out of the car to look for him and told the Kuomintang Deputy speaker Li Wenjun talked to him in the car.

Fang Yifeng did not suspect him. After being lured into the car, he did not see Li Wenjun. There was another man in the car who asked Fang to choose between "vote for himself" or "not present" in the speaker election, but he could not support it. Guo Xinliang.

Fang Yifeng said that his mind was blank at the time, and he forgot whether to answer or not.

Fang Yifeng said that he was not escorted into the car, and the other party's attitude was not fierce. The other party's speech may not have lasted a minute, and he got out of the car after speaking.

He didn't know the other party, and later found out that it was Lin Shijie, the chairman of the Fishermen's Association in Nanshi District.

Tainan City Police Chief Fang Yangning pointed out that the previous night, Speaker Guo Xinliang called him to report the case and asked him to come to the speaker's room for a talk.

Fang Yangning said that Fang Yifeng was already in the speaker's office at that time, and the Tainan City Investigation Office also sent personnel to the scene to investigate.

After he arrived at around 9 o'clock last night, the coordination was handled jointly by the Jiali Branch and the City Mediation Office. Fang Yifeng went to the City Mediation Office nearby to make a record and reported it to the Tainan District Prosecutor's Office to direct the investigation.

Guo Xinliang: The ruling party should attach importance to law and order

Guo Xinliang responded that the prosecutors and police are already investigating and will explain to the public that the election should return to the normal way in order to gain voters' approval.

When these incidents happen in counties and cities governed by the DPP, the ruling party should pay attention to public security so that the people can feel it.

The Kuomintang group publicly accused the speaker election of violent interference yesterday. They worried that their personal safety would be threatened, and asked the prosecutors and police to actively investigate and apply for police protection. At the same time, they issued a "no-suicide statement."

The Democratic Progressive Party group stated that the whole case has been investigated by the prosecutors and police.

Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that the whole case is being investigated by the police and that violence is not allowed.

After the 88th student shooting in Tainan City on November 10, a political turmoil arose, coupled with disputes over the election of the speaker, and a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Wu Tonglong, was attacked by steel bullets and broke the windows of the Liujia service office. Now Fang Yifeng suspects Being intimidated, the speaker's election bureau is full of shadows.

According to the accusation, at 5:30 p.m. on the 22nd, a van was parked near the Xigang service office of KMT South City Councilor Fang Yifeng, and a woman Huang who was familiar with Fang tricked Fang into getting into the car. Lin Shijie was suspected of warning Fang in the car not to support Guo Xinliang in the speaker election.

(provided by the public)