Before the election on November 26 last year, the Yunlin prosecutors and the county government vigorously fought against election bribery, but there were still many election bribery cases.

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[Reporter Zheng Xukai/Yunlin Report] In December last year, the Yunlin District Prosecutor’s Office announced the first wave of invalidation lawsuits. There were 10 electoral bribery cases and 11 elected persons were prosecuted. Five people were sued for invalid election. The Yunlin District Prosecutor’s Office stated that a total of 15 public prosecutions were filed and 16 people will also file a lawsuit for invalid election. They are all being tried in court one by one, and the elected persons will be investigated for criminal and civil election bribery legal responsibilities.

The newly-added list of the second wave of invalid elections includes 2 village chiefs, 2 representatives and 1 village chief elected, namely He Xinrong, village chief of Houcuo, Kouhu Township, Chen Jinli, chief of Dayou Village, Lunbei Township, and No. Constituency Representative Zhou Chongzhan, Yuanchang Township 3rd Constituency Representative Qiu Minghuang, and Huwei Xiaxi Village Chief Zhou Shengteng.

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In addition, the first wave of 11 elected candidates were sued to invalidate their elections, including Mayor Cai Changkun of Mailiao Township, Li Wenlai, Mayor of Taixi Township, Xiao Meiwen, Mayor of Beigang Township, Xiao Huimin, Member of the 6th Constituency District, and Wanxing Village Chief of Shuilin Township. Liu Ruiji, Village Chief Ling Feilong of Wugang Village, Taixi Township, Zhang Jinbao, Village Representative of Taixi Township, Xu Hanlang, Village Representative of Mailiao Township, Wang Lihua, Village Representative of Dapi Township, Lin Jiahong, Village Representative of Dongshi Township, and Zhang Minxiong, Village Representative of Baozhong Township , At present, there are 15 cases and 16 people who have been prosecuted by the Yunlin prosecutors and have been invalidated.