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on august 31, the taipei prosecutors applied to the court to detain taiwan people's party chairman ko wen-je on charges of corruption and bribery. in the early morning of september 2, the taipei district court ruled that the prosecutors' evidence was not enough to prove that ko wen-je was a serious criminal suspect and ordered him to be released without bail. in response, the taipei prosecutors said they would appeal.

in the early morning of september 2, ke wenzhe (left) walked out of the taipei district court after being released without bail. source: taiwan united news network

in addition, another defendant in the same case, former taipei city deputy mayor peng zhensheng, was allowed to be detained without visiting anyone.

ko wen-je was accused of being involved in the taipei jinghuacheng plot ratio scandal while he was mayor of taipei city. the taiwan prosecutors' office and the dpp authorities' "integrity bureau" took ko wen-je away for questioning on august 30.

according to taiwan media such as china times, the morale of the people's party was greatly boosted after ko wen-je was reappointed without a guarantee. in response, li yanxiu, chairman of the cultural and communications committee of the kuomintang and a representative of the people, expressed the hope that the people's party can regain its footing in the shortest possible time. the taiwan legislative yuan is about to open, and the opposition will never back down from cooperation. it is the unshirkable responsibility of the opposition camp to supervise the democratic progressive party and propose more high-quality bills on people's livelihood.

li yanxiu said that ko wen-je's release without bail severely slapped the face of the taipei prosecutors. it seems that the prosecutors have been frequently making statements through the media recently, but in fact, they have limited evidence at hand. the court's ruling reason is also a reminder of the prosecutors' shortcomings, otherwise the prosecutors will be in danger if they rashly prosecute. since the prosecutors filed an appeal in court, we respect the prosecutors' investigative actions, but we also want to appeal that this case is a major case that has attracted public attention. in the past two days, from the search to the arrest to the detention, there have been different opinions in the legal community, which means that the investigation process of this case is under scrutiny. it not only involves ko wen-je's reputation, but is also the key to rebuilding the taiwanese people's trust in the judiciary.