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at 2 a.m. today, taiwan people's party chairman ke wenzhe never expected that he would be arrested in court after being investigated by taiwan prosecutors for 19 hours. he was once a well-known political figure on the island, but in the blink of an eye he became a prisoner.

since yesterday morning, when the taiwan authorities' anti-corruption unit came to ko wen-je's home to search, ko wen-je's life has entered a nightmare period.

at 7 a.m., ke wenzhe's residence and office were searched by investigators at the same time. after the search, the investigators took away a large cardboard box of information and two computer hosts from ke wenzhe's office.

after more than 4 hours of searching, ke wenzhe was taken away by the investigators.ko wen-je said angrily that this was the first time in taiwan's history that the home, office and central party headquarters of the chairman of the main opposition party were searched."i am very frank. i know i have no problem. i hope the authorities can clearly explain what evidence they have for taking this action today."

he was subsequently subjected to a marathon investigation and interrogation. he was transferred to the taipei district prosecutors office at 0:30 this morning and was interrogated until after 2 a.m.

ko wen-je requested to rest several times, but at this point, how could he have a say? the prosecutor said that night interrogation is a normal part of the judicial process and cannot be refused. he can rest for up to 3 hours. ko wen-je protested, and the prosecutor handed him an arrest warrant.

ko, who had planned to run again in 2028, obviously did not expect this move by his opponent, the democratic progressive party. now, in the 2028 election, ko wen-je may only be able to watch tv in prison.public opinion on the island generally believes that this is lai ching-te clearing out his opponents on the island and once again "using a big move."

the reason for arresting ko wen-je this time was that he was involved in the "jinghua city case."

jinghuacheng shopping center is close to nanjing sanmin station of taipei mrt. it is a property invested by weijing group. it closed down in 2019 and has now been demolished.

during the existence of jinghua city, the operator had repeatedly submitted land use amendment proposals to the taipei city government in the hope of increasing the land's floor area ratio, but was rejected.

from 2014 to 2022, during the eight years that ko wen-je served as mayor of taipei, the plot ratio of jinghua city increased twice, soaring from the original 392% to 840%, and the operator earned a profit of more than nt$20 billion.

according to investigations, this was made possible because taipei city councilor ying hsiao-wei was suspected of accepting nt$40 million in "public relations fees" from shen qingjing, chairman of the viking group, and used multiple coordination meetings over six years to put pressure on the ko wen-je city government, which ultimately led to the achievement of the deal.

currently, kmt taipei city councillor ying hsiao-wei is accused of accepting bribes, and weijing headquarters group chairman shen qingjing is accused of offering bribes. both were arrested on the 29th and taken to the taipei detention center in a prison van.

did ke wenzhe accept bribes? it is not known yet. however, according to analysis, even if he does not commit the crime of corruption, the prosecutors may still charge him with "seeking profit".it is very likely that ko wen-je will not be able to escape imprisonment.

at present, the happiest party is the democratic progressive party. they have already shouted the slogan "the people's party has seriously affected the 'freedom and democracy' system in taiwan and should disband on its own" and started to open champagne to celebrate in advance.

as the founder of the taiwan people's party, ko wen-je received more than 26% of the votes in the 2024 taiwan regional election. the people's party won 8 seats in the legislative yuan, becoming the "critical minority" in the new legislature.

although the "blue and white coalition" failed to materialize during the island's elections,but after lai ching-te came to power, the blue and white parties achieved good cooperation and repeatedly blocked the unpopular policies of the dpp authorities.

lai ching-te, who is in power, naturally holds a grudge against the people's party and is determined to skin ko wen-je alive.

if the kmt cannot be eliminated, can the people's party be eliminated? once the people's party is defeated, the fragile "blue and white" political alliance on the island will collapse directly, and the dpp will be the only one in power, completely controlling the right to speak on various issues. this will undoubtedly benefit the lai qingde administration's "independence" ambition.

in addition, since the supporters of the people's party are basically "light green", if the party is dissolved, it will inevitably consolidate the green camp's base.

since lai ching-te took office, he has begun to accelerate the investigation and handling of cases involving the people's party, and the timing of action is very particular.in previous elections on the island, the dpp did not mention ko wen-je's alleged corruption to prevent him from cooperating with kmt candidate hou you-yi. after taking office, lai will have no problem dealing with the people's party after he has secured his seat on the throne.

in july this year, hsinchu mayor gao hongan, the only county mayor of the people's party in taiwan, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison and deprived of political rights for four years in the first instance for allegedly defrauding assistant fees during her tenure as a legislator. gao hongan subsequently announced her withdrawal from the people's party and filed an appeal.

subsequently, it was revealed that ko wen-je used nt$43 million in election subsidies in may this year to buy an office near the legislative yuan and registered it in his own name.

however, this incident only damages his image. it is difficult to frame ke wenzhe at the legal level because the owner of the election subsidy is indeed the candidate himself.

ke wenzhe even said that the office was for the people's party to use and stabilize party affairs. registering it under his own name was just a lack of consideration.

in august, the media reported that the people's party's campaign accounts were in disarray, with about nt$18.17 million missing and many misreporting. finally, the people's party produced four boxes of expense receipts from the election, pointing out that the accounting problems were caused by insufficient staff and improper operation of the accountants, resulting in misreporting.

on august 29, the people's party held a press conference, during which ko wen-je bowed and apologized. he also announced that he would take a three-month leave of absence and temporarily leave his position pending investigation.

unexpectedly, on the first day of the "holiday", ko wen-je was put in jail.

in fact, ko wen-je has nothing to feel aggrieved about, because lai ching-te not only targeted his political opponents, but also people within the democratic progressive party.

on august 27, zheng wencan, former chairman of the straits exchange foundation of taiwan, was indicted by prosecutors for suspected bribery in his official capacity and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

zheng wencan is the "beiliu big brother" that tsai ing-wen has focused on cultivating in the democratic progressive party. he is the former mayor of taoyuan city.in this year's election, he was the biggest "threat" to lai ching-te within the dpp.if zheng wencan had not lost the opportunity to further challenge the leader of taiwan due to the plagiarism case, he might have really replaced lai ching-te.

the media on the island believes that zheng wencan still has a chance in 2028. under this circumstance, it is not difficult to understand why lai qingde took action against zheng wencan first. in order to be re-elected, this guy can do anything. some people are beginning to worry about tsai ing-wen's future - who knows if lai qingde will turn against him?

as of now, on the island of taiwan, lai ching-te is seeking a political situation in which he is the only one in power, gradually getting rid of various political enemies, so as to realize his political ambition of doing whatever he wants and pursuing "independence".therefore, since ko wen-je has boarded the pirate ship of taiwan’s politics, it is impossible for him to escape unscathed.

however, having said that, it is difficult to avoid being caught in election politics on the island, which is based on money. this shows that there are few clean politicians on the island. therefore, even if he ends up in prison, who can he blame?