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the taipei district court held a detention hearing for former taipei mayor ke wenzhe and former taipei vice mayor peng zhensheng on the evening of the 1st. after several hours of trial, considering that peng zhensheng was suspected of seeking benefits and the amount of bribes was extremely large, and there was also the possibility of collusion with accomplices, it was announced at 3 am on the 2nd that peng zhensheng was detained and denied access to visitors. in response, peng zhensheng's defense lawyer li yueyang said that peng zhensheng was very surprised and very sad when he learned the result.

the taipei district court stated that peng zhensheng is suspected of committing the crime of profiting from affairs under his supervision or supervision under article 6, paragraph 1, clause 4 of the "anti-corruption act". he is suspected of a serious crime and the lightest sentence for the crime is imprisonment of more than five years. important facts such as the criminal conspiracy and the sharing of actions between peng zhensheng and ying xiaowei, shen qingjing and others are still unclear and need to be clarified by the prosecutor.

the taipei district court reported that peng zhensheng argued that "everything was done in accordance with the resolution of the urban committee" and "administrative handling was carried out in accordance with the law." however, peng zhensheng repeatedly preset positions at urban committee meetings, violated the rules of procedure, ignored the objections of committee members, or designated "committees who support compensation for jinghua city" and "less experienced committee members" as conveners of the special task force.

the taipei district court stated that peng zhensheng was involved in serious crimes, and the amount of benefits and bribes he sought to obtain was also extremely large. considering that the crimes involved in this case are quite secretive and it is difficult to collect evidence, and that there are few people involved in the case, and they all hold important positions or have considerable financial resources and influence, in order to prevent peng zhensheng from colluding with related suspects and ensure the effectiveness of the exercise of judicial power in this case, the court considered that it is necessary to detain peng zhensheng and prohibit him from receiving visitors and communicating with him.

in april and may 2024, the controversy over the jinghuacheng case and the taipei shike case arose. taipei city councilor zhong xiaoping went to the taipei prosecutors office to report peng zhensheng and others for suspected profiteering under the anti-corruption act. the taipei prosecutors office conducted a separate investigation. on august 12, the taipei district prosecutors office summoned peng zhensheng to appear in court as a defendant. the trial lasted about two and a half hours. after the interrogation, the prosecutors ordered peng to restrict his exit from the country, sea travel, and residence for suspected dereliction of duty.

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald