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[global times report] people's party chairman ko wen-je was involved in the jinghua city scandal while serving as mayor of taipei, and the scandal is still spreading. according to the latest news from taiwan media such as tvbs news and mirror weekly, ko wen-je was transferred to the underground waiting room of the taipei district court after being detained by the prosecutors on the afternoon of august 31. the earliest estimated time for the detention hearing is noon or afternoon on the 1st.

taiwan's "mirror weekly" reported that the judge decided to hold a case review session at 8:30 this morning (1st), asking the prosecutor to explain which files the lawyers can see, and then opening them to the lawyers. since former taipei deputy mayor peng zhensheng is also detained in the same case, it is expected that a detention session will be held at noon on the 1st at the earliest to decide whether to detain ko wen-je and peng zhensheng.

taiwan's "tvbs news network" said that people's party chairman ke wenzhe was involved in a corruption scandal and spent the night in the waiting room on august 31. source: taiwan media

"tvbs news network" reported that the taipei district court stated that since the prosecutor "applied for restrictions on reviewing the case files," the presiding judge must confirm the scope of the review before notifying the defense lawyer to carry out subsequent review actions. therefore, the court opened for reviewing the case files on the morning of the 1st and the prosecutor appeared in court to explain the reasons for the restrictions.

tvbs news network said that since the detention court will not open until the afternoon of september 1, ke wenzhe will have to spend the night in the waiting room on august 31. it is understood that the waiting room is about 3 to 5 pings (1 ping is about 3.3 square meters) in size, with disposable toiletries, wooden floors, folding beds, and each room has a surveillance camera. it is equipped with a squat toilet but "cannot flush itself."

"tvbs news" mentioned that former legislator chiu yi described the waiting room as "smelly and eerie" in 2016, and the taipei district court was also remodeled in 2017. taiwan's "sanli news network" said that lawyer lin zhejian relayed from his own clients that even though the waiting room was clean, it was still regarded as a "dungeon" and no one was willing to spend the night there.

according to a report by taiwan’s central news agency on september 1, the plot ratio of taipei city’s jinghua city (the ratio of the total floor area of ​​all types of buildings above the ground to the site area within a certain site) surged to 840% during ko wen-je’s tenure, which was questioned by the outside world as a way to protect the industry. the taipei district prosecutors’ office opened a separate investigation in may this year, naming ko wen-je and others as defendants, and directed the “integrity commission” to collect evidence and interview former deputy mayor peng zhensheng, taipei city government officials and others for explanation.

the taipei district prosecutors' office launched another investigation on august 30, with seven search routes, and summoned ko wen-je and peng zhen-sheng as defendants, and summoned ko wen-je's wife chen pei-chi and peng zhen-sheng's wife xie xia-qiao as witnesses; chen pei-chi and xie xia-qiao were released after re-interrogation, and peng zhen-sheng was detained and denied access to visitors.

on the morning of august 31, ko wen-je was arrested by prosecutors for refusing to leave the night interrogation. he then applied to the court for a retrial but was rejected and was taken back to the taipei district prosecutor's office for interrogation. the prosecutors believed that ko wen-je was suspected of serious crimes and there was a risk of destroying evidence and collusion, so they applied to the court to detain ko wen-je and not allow him to see her.