The Penghu County Council held an extraordinary meeting. The speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling was detained due to the case, and the deputy speaker Lan Kaiyuan presided over it.

(Photo by reporter Liu Yuqing)

[Reporter Liu Yuqing/Penghu Report] Penghu County Speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling, who has just completed 6 consecutive championships and set a record in the history of local self-government, has been detained on suspicion of corruption and has been in politics for more than 40 years. During the session, Vice Speaker Lan Kaiyuan took over the gavel and presided over the meeting. The outside world is concerned about when Liu Chen Zhaoling will be released from custody?

The Penghu County Council will hold a 5-day interim meeting starting today to review the advance payment and other proposals submitted by the county government.

Liu Chen Zhaoling, who served as vice speaker for two terms and speaker for six terms, was absent from the entire session for the first time in her career.

According to the local institutional law, if a member fails to sign in for two consecutive regular sessions, his membership will be revoked, but the session refers to the regular session, which does not include temporary sessions, so it has no impact on the speaker's qualifications.

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Speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling was arrested by the prosecutors of the Penghu District Prosecutor’s Office on March 14 this year for alleged corruption, and the Penghu District Court ruled that she should not be detained until now. At least 2 months of detention will be required, and then a protracted court will be held to decide whether to continue the detention for 2 months, and if necessary, it will be extended for 2 months, so that the outside world can care about when Speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling can return to society.

According to Article 34 of the Local Institutional Law, the regular meeting of the council is held every 6 months and is convened by the speaker. If the speaker fails to convene according to law, the deputy speaker shall convene it.

The first regular meeting of the Penghu County Council this year was originally scheduled to be held in mid-May.

At present, it is reported that the first regular meeting of the parliament will be held on June 20, and the second regular meeting will be held in November at the end of the year. Liu Chen Zhaoling must complete one of the check-ins so as not to be deprived of her membership.