Penghu County Speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling extended the custodial court, and was remanded in custody after the interrogation.

(Photo by reporter Liu Yuqing)

[Reporter Liu Yuqing/Penghu Report] Penghu County Speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling and Council Confidential Secretary Chen Shumei, who were detained for corruption, are about to expire for the two-month detention period. The prosecutors of the Penghu District Prosecutor’s Office have applied for an extension of the detention. The Penghu District Court held a hearing today to deliberate After the interrogation, the two were remanded to the detention center. The result of the ruling may not be until tomorrow because the judge has another case to try.

The Penghu County Speaker Liu Chen Zhaoling and the confidential secretary's corruption case that shocked the whole country involved a wide range of Penghu County government bureaus, including the former vehicle management department, the former construction department director and relevant contractors, etc., were interviewed by the investigation unit, because The factual evidence is quite clear, and there is a need to continue to expand the investigation. On March 14, the prosecutor's application for detention was approved. When the period was about to expire, the prosecutor applied to the court for the extension of the detention of Liu Chen Zhaoling and Chen Shumei.

Today, the Penghu District Court brought two people including Liu Chen Zhaoling from the detention center to the court, where the prosecution's application for extension of detention was heard in isolation and in private.

During the trial, Liu Chen Zhaoling had 3 lawyers, and 1 confidential lawyer appeared in court to argue, striving to be released from custody with bail in court.

However, after the trial by the Penghu District Court, the two were remanded to the detention center first. As for the verdict, the Penghu District Court stated that the verdict will not be announced until tomorrow because the trial judge has other cases to deal with.

According to our understanding, the prosecutor presented new evidence in the court trial, and during Liu Chen Zhaoling's detention, extended the investigation to interview the former health director, section chief and former director, etc. See.

Since Liu Chen Zhaoling's first detention period will expire on May 14 for two months, if the extension of detention is approved, it will definitely not be able to catch up with the first regular meeting of the parliament. The focus of offensive and defensive warfare.