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"i hope the judiciary will clear ke wenzhe's name!" former people's party legislator: i feel the reckoning and intimidation

2024-08-31

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the taipei jinghuacheng case targeted people's party chairman ko wen-je. he was transferred to the taipei district prosecutors office for further questioning early this morning. many supporters went to the taipei district prosecutors office last night to show their support. earlier, the taipei district prosecutors office confirmed that ko wen-je was arrested in court by prosecutors. former people's party legislator lai hsiang-ling said on facebook that at night, she thought many supporters were in a low mood, and she was also a little sad. although she hoped that the judiciary could clear ko wen-je's name at this time, what she felt since yesterday morning was a reckoning and intimidation, as well as uncertainty about the political situation.

lai hsiang-ling said that although she is no longer an incumbent party official, she still has feelings for the people's party. people say that when one prospers, all prosper, and when one suffers, all suffer. the people's party is still a small party, and it is ko who has supported a political wave outside the blue and green era. she was once a member of the party and would always be concerned about the development of the party. she also has some questions about the recent turmoil, but she believes that "politics is not difficult, it's just a matter of finding your conscience." the chairman should not have forgotten this sentence.

lai hsiang-ling said that she also remembered what ko wen-je said, "i hope taiwan will be better with us." at this critical moment, "i want to say that we are in this together and will go through thick and thin together. come on, chairman ko!"

in the early morning of the 31st, people gathered outside the taipei district prosecutors office. among them, supporters of ko wen-je shouted "come on, chairman ko", while protesters shouted "arrest him and jail him". the two groups competed with each other in terms of volume. in order to prevent people from causing trouble at the district prosecutors office, the police set up two layers of fences outside the taipei district prosecutors office in the afternoon of the 30th, with a distance of at least 1 meter, as a preventive safety measure.

former people's party secretary-general xie ligong also went to the outside with party officials to show support. when interviewed by the media, he said that the party needs unity the most at this time, and he does not think now is the time to discuss who will be the acting chairman, who to hand over the position to, or whether xiaocao will be convinced.