Taipei city councilor Ying Xiaowei was involved in a bribery scandal during the election last year. She was sent to the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for reexamination.

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[Reporter Qian Lizhong/Taipei Report] Taipei City Councilor Ying Xiaowei was accused of holding a dinner party to bribe elections last year; the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office found out that the dinner was a dinner party for neighbors and elders in Wanhua District, and Gao Xiuju, director of Ying's service office, booked the table , as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chen Chuanyuan, the person in charge of Taiwan Renben Life Science and Technology, paid the money, because Chen confessed that the purpose of the banquet was to take the opportunity to solicit business, so that those who attended the canvassing should avoid the lawsuit. Last week, 6 people will be waiting No prosecution; therefore, the case is a crime with a sentence of more than 3 years, and the prosecution will send it to the High Prosecutor's Office for reconsideration according to its authority. The whole case has not yet been determined.

Pursuant to Article 256, Item 3 of the Criminal Procedure Law, for a crime with a minimum sentence of more than 3 years, if the prosecutor does not prosecute or suspends the prosecution due to insufficient criminal suspicion, the prosecutor shall, ex officio, send it to the higher-level procuratorate for reconsideration. .

Since the relevant defendants in this case are involved in the crime of bribery under the Law on the Election and Recall of Public Officials, the penalty for this crime is more than 3 years and less than 10 years in prison. According to its authority, it was sent to the High Procuratorate for reconsideration.

The non-prosecuted defendants in this case also include Yang Huazhong, who failed to run for Huajiang District Chief in Wanhua District; Chen Chuanyuan, who actually contributed the money.

The North Inspection found out that the dinner will be booked by Gao Nv, and there will be 5 tables in the box "Feng Hall" on the first floor of the Xindongnan Seafood Restaurant on Tingzhou Road, Beishi. After Ms. Peng settled the 44,600 yuan bill, she asked Mr. Chen for another invoice; Xiaowei Ying shouted "1 vote for Yang Huazhong, 10 votes for Xiaowei Ying" at the dinner party; help canvassing”; however, Peng’s statement was denied by Chen Nan, who actually paid for the treat.

Chen Chuanyuan testified that he started campaigning in Chen Shui-bian’s time, and he would help out in Zhongzheng and Wanhua District’s banquets or trips to village chiefs. He only handed over the money to Ms. Peng in order to solicit business (an interim contract) and instructed her to have a banquet like the one in Li. Waiting for someone who will help you do business.

Chen also revealed that he is a rehabilitated person, and he met Xiaowei because she was an instructor of rehabilitated persons. Although he told Peng that she should be one of his own, he did not interfere with who Peng invited. The candidates were regardless of blue or green, and he instructed Peng to help. It may be that Peng's personal political orientation is closer to the Kuomintang. This time he instructed Peng to hold a year-end dinner party to boost performance.

The prosecution believes that, except for persons with special identities who should strictly abide by neutrality, anyone can speak in support of a specific candidate during the campaign period, and cannot use the language of campaigning or campaigning to infer that they have voted for voters or not. The dishes are only 8,800 yuan per table, and 10 people share the meal. It may be a delicacy, but the ingredients are not unattainable.