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after being released in court, ko wen-je said 11 words, and chiu yi said bluntly: lai ching-te will not let him go. does being released in court mean that he can "rest easy"? what 11 words did ko wen-je say? why did chiu yi assert that lai ching-te will not let ko wen-je go?

in the early morning of september 2, the taipei district court made a ruling on the jinghuacheng case. taiwan people's party chairman ke wenzhe was released without bail, while former taipei deputy mayor peng zhensheng was detained and denied access to visitors. this ruling quickly sparked widespread discussion on the island. in this regard, some analysts pointed out that the dpp may be hiding a "delaying tactic" behind this ruling.

after all, it was surprising that the judge made such a ruling in the early hours of the morning. especially considering the sensitive fact that during ko wen-je's tenure as mayor of taipei, the plot ratio of jinghua city increased sharply to 840%. in this context, the judge's acceptance of ko wen-je's statement that he was completely unaware of the situation was particularly impure.

it should be made clear that the island's society has long been influenced by populism, and political factors often override the law. therefore, this ruling may be a "delaying tactic" taken by the taiwan authorities to prevent ko wen-je from taking advantage of his detention to accumulate political energy. after all, ko wen-je and his people's party are good at media warfare, and once he is detained, it may trigger more public opinion storms about judicial injustice.

it is worth noting that after being released in court, ke wenzhe quickly spoke out on social media, thanking his supporters and the judge, and severely criticized the dpp authorities for their "treatment" of him in 11 words. he said, "i have been extremely oppressed and abused in the past two days." of course, these 11 words are his summary of his experience, and the dpp authorities have not made the specific circumstances public.

however, ke wenzhe revealed that during the interrogation, the attitude of the prosecutor made him feel oppressed and unfair, and he made it clear in his final defense that he was not aware of the jinghua city plot ratio adjustment case and had never interfered with related decisions. he expressed strong dissatisfaction with the prosecutor's seizure of his mobile phone and hard drive during the search and using the information in them to "make up stories."

in addition, ko wen-je also thanked the judge for his fair ruling during the detention review, believing that the judge had to bear tremendous pressure to make the right decision. he emphasized that he always believed in judicial justice and was willing to cooperate with the investigation of relevant departments to clarify the truth. however, the taipei prosecutors expressed dissatisfaction with the court's ruling and planned to appeal. it is worth noting that this ruling not only concerns ko wen-je's personal fate, but also affects the subtle changes in taiwan's political ecology.

some analysts believe that there may be many hidden factors behind ko wen-je's "confession" of his "unfair treatment" on social media platforms. on the one hand, this may be a pity play by the people's party and ko wen-je himself in order to win "sympathy votes"; on the other hand, it may also be a trick of the dpp authorities to "play hard to get" and try to criticize and discredit ko wen-je through political means and reversal of public opinion. of course, inevitably, whether ko wen-je himself has problems has also become the focus of discussion.

since ko wen-je was investigated by the taiwan authorities' anti-corruption unit on august 30, a series of financial scandals have followed and become the focus of public opinion. first, he was exposed to have purchased a commercial office building with nt$43 million, a move that seriously impacted the clean image he had long created. then, ko wen-je was exposed to have received a special fund of more than nt$4 million from mu ke you, a public relations company that was closely related to him, in his private account, which aroused suspicion of money laundering. under such circumstances, he was also involved in the jinghua city scandal, which undoubtedly further deteriorated his public image.

in this regard, taiwan current affairs commentator chiu yi bluntly pointed out that lai qingde will not let ko wen-je off easily, and advised ko wen-je and the people's party that only by abandoning prejudices with the kuomintang and achieving "blue-white unity" can they have a chance of survival. as for the current judicial environment in taiwan, chiu yi used the "imperial prison" of the east factory in the late ming dynasty as an analogy. he also clearly pointed out that if yao liming, the nominee for deputy head of taiwan's judicial system, successfully becomes a justice, then the judicial environment on the island will further deteriorate.

in fact, while conducting a "big roundup" of the people's party and ko wen-je, lai ching-te also took the opportunity to launch a series of personnel arrangements to consolidate his own power. on august 30, he nominated seven judges, including the head and deputy head of the judiciary, of which the most eye-catching was naturally yao liming. yao liming was controversial because of his changing positions and complicated relationship with ko wen-je, but lai ching-te still chose to reuse him, showing a strong personal preference and personnel strategy.

in addition, after the former head of taiwan's "transportation department" li mengyan resigned due to the exposure of his extramarital affair, lai qingde quickly arranged for chen shikai, the campaign spokesman during the election period, to take over. the importance of the transportation department as a "money bag" is self-evident, and lai qingde's move is undoubtedly to further consolidate his power base. various signs indicate that qiu yi's concerns may not be groundless, and ke wenzhe's imprisonment may not have dissipated.