A man in Caotun Township, Nantou County, claimed to be a supporter of the township candidate surnamed Jian, and helped him buy tickets in cash. The man was sentenced to 2 years in prison, suspended for 3 years, but had to pay 50,000 yuan to the public treasury and deprived of public rights for 4 years .

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[Reporter Chen Fengli/Report from Nantou] A man surnamed Li from Caotun Township, Nantou County bought votes in cash for a candidate named Caotun Township named Jian on the morning of the polling day. Candidate surnamed, Nantou District Court recently sentenced Li Nan, who helped the candidate to buy votes in cash, to 2 years in prison, deprived of public rights for 4 years, probation for 3 years, but had to pay NT$50,000 to the public treasury , and attended the rule of law education class twice.

Zhang Nan was sentenced to 3 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, and deprived of public rights for 2 years.

The verdict pointed out that the man surnamed Li was a supporter of the acting candidate of Caotun Township surnamed Jian. On November 26 last year at around 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning, he went to the townman's house surnamed Zhang and gave Zhang 1,000 yuan. Ask him and his wife to vote for the candidate surnamed Jian.

Zhang Nan agreed and told his wife Li Nan to buy tickets for the candidate surnamed Jian, but he took the money himself and did not give his wife the 500 yuan.

Both Li and Zhang confessed in court to delivering and accepting bribes, and Zhang also handed over the proceeds of crime.

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The judge stated in the verdict that elections are an important cornerstone of democracy and have a great bearing on the political integrity of a country. Election bribery is the main source of corruption in elections, which deeply affects the foundation of the country and the rights and interests of the people. Li Nan and Zhang Nan clearly cannot Bribing elections, delivering and accepting bribes, and undermining the fairness, fairness and purity of elections are extremely inappropriate, but considering that the two confessed to committing crimes, they were sentenced to probation for 3 years and 2 years, but they still have to deprive them of public rights for 4 years and 2 years. In addition, Li Nan has to pay 50,000 yuan to the public treasury. In addition, Li and Zhang have to take two courses on the rule of law.