Liu Chen Zhaoling, the Kuomintang speaker of the Penghu County Council, was involved in corruption and was detained and banned from seeing her.

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[Reporter Liu Yuqing/Penghu Report] Suspected bribery cases broke out between the Penghu county government and the county council, such as the employment of temporary staff and the illegal construction of barbecue operators. Chen Shumei, the confidential secretary of the chamber, and Sun Chunmei, a close friend of the speaker, the Penghu District Court ruled in the evening that Liu Chen Zhaoling and Chen Shumei should not be seen in custody, and Sun Chunmei was handed over 20,000 yuan on bail.

Liu Chen Zhaoling prepares to fly to Taiwan to intercept

The Penghu District Prosecutor's Office stated that the defendant, Chairman Liu Chen Zhaoling, and others were suspected of violating the Corruption Regulations. On the morning of March 13, the chief prosecutor commanded the prosecutors and ICAC officials to conduct a search with a search ticket and intercepted them at the Penghu Airport. Liu Chen Zhaoling is about to fly to Taiwan to participate in the National Parliament Billiards Tournament.

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Investigators searched 19 places, including the office of the chairman of the Penghu County Council, and summoned 15 related defendants and witnesses to the case.

After the interrogation by the prosecutor, Liu, Chen Zhaoling, Chen Shumei, and Sun Chunmei were all found to have committed crimes against corruption. They were suspected of major crimes and were in danger of fleeing, altering evidence, or colluding with accomplices or witnesses. Therefore, they petitioned the court for detention; In addition, the defendant was ordered to post 50,000 yuan in bail, and the other defendants and witnesses were asked to return.

15 people were summoned and the confidential secretary of the Speaker's Office was also detained

The Penghu District Prosecutor's Office stated that Liu Chen Zhaoling, Chen Shumei, and Sun Chunmei were suspected of jointly accepting bribes for their official duties. The interests of water and electricity, the crime of committing the crime of corruption and the crime of cooperating with civil servants in supervising affairs, are all suspected of serious crimes.

The court custody session started at 2:00 pm yesterday and lasted until 6:44 pm.

The judges of the collegial panel used isolated interrogation during the trial. Because the case was too complicated, it took nearly five hours for the trial to be completed.