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people's party chairman ko wen-je was involved in the jinghua city scandal. the taipei district court (hereinafter referred to as "taipei district court") ruled on the 2nd that he should be sent back without bail. after the prosecutors appealed, the taiwan "high court" revoked the remand on the 4th, and the presiding judge of the taipei district court, lu zhengye, opened the trial today (5th). however, ko wen-je had already shouted "if i refuse to post bail, let them detain me", which made ko wen-je's strategy of creating "political victimization" more eye-catching. some public opinion on the island believes that even if ko wen-je is detained or posted bail, he will let the drama continue, which may repeat the history of yunlin county magistrate su chi-fen who was involved in bribery and refused bail in court.

what is ko wen-je up to? some commentators on the island believe that his current tough attitude is similar to the su chi-fen bribery case. public data shows that in 2008, prosecutors and investigators suddenly went to the public residence of yunlin county magistrate su chi-fen and arrested su chi-fen on the grounds of accepting 5 million yuan (new taiwan dollars, the same below) in bribes. after the interrogation, they applied to the yunlin district court for detention. the court ruled the next day that su chi-fen should be released on bail of 6 million yuan. since the prosecutors arrested her without summoning her, su chi-fen protested against the rough judicial system and refused to pay bail in court. when she walked out of the court, she angrily raised her handcuffed hands and shouted in protest, which left a deep impression on the public.

after su chi-fen refused bail, the court changed her detention to detention, but su went on a hunger strike and refused to take medicine in the detention center to protest, which caused a huge political impact outside. in the end, su chi-fen was found not guilty. commentators believe that ko wen-je seems to want to emulate the "su chi-fen model" by refusing bail and detaining her to create an image of judicial persecution, raise the voice and continue the lifeblood of the people's party.

the commentary also pointed out that whether ko wen-je's strategy can work depends entirely on whether he can maintain his integrity. su chi-fen was able to withstand judicial scrutiny, and her innocence was restored, creating a higher political voice. however, if ko wen-je fails to pass the three tests of political donations and the acquisition of jinghua city and taipei city science park, the credibility of the people's party will be completely destroyed.

in addition, after ko wen-je had gone through a nearly 70-hour confrontation between prosecutors and the defense and was released without bail, he criticized the prosecutors for oppression and abuse, and for making up stories to influence public opinion. the taiwan issues research center (tpoc) found that in the comments and discussions related to the taipei city district prosecutors' office, 21.1% of the comments scolded the taipei district prosecutors' office as "garbage", 15.8% mocked the collapse of "blue birds" (dpp youth supporters), 14.7% criticized the taipei district prosecutors' office for mistakenly stating that taipei city "metropolitan council" secretary shao xiupei fled for fear of crime, and 10.5% and 9.8% of the comments thought the taipei district prosecutors' office was very shameful and disgusting.(lin jingxian, strait herald reporter in taiwan)