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the chairman of the people's party, ko wen-je, was detained by prosecutors for the jinghuacheng case. after he was released without bail, the prosecutors successfully appealed. today (5th) at 2 pm, the taipei district court held another detention hearing and ruled at 5:16 pm that ko wen-je be detained and not allowed to see anyone. in response, ko wen-je also shouted through a video of his quotations in the evening, "i know everyone is very concerned about my situation. i'm sorry to have worried everyone."

ko wen-je posted a video on his facebook account on the evening of the 5th, saying, "hello everyone, i know everyone is very concerned about his condition, i'm sorry to make everyone worry, in fact, if you take good care of yourself, you are the best help to me." ko wen-je also said, please live every day seriously, live every day happily, be kind, and do your best, "let's continue to work hard."

earlier, the people's party also issued a statement pointing out that the judiciary should uphold the principle of presumption of innocence and not be used as a political tool to convict people based on speculative, one-sided and biased evidence. at this critical moment, the taiwan people's party will unite the entire party, and party officials will also stick to their posts, exert the power of supervision and checks and balances of the opposition party, and move forward firmly in accordance with the founding ideals and original intentions of the party.

the people's party pointed out that ko wen-je has been subjected to unfair judicial treatment since the prosecutors and the anti-corruption agency launched a search of ko wen-je's home, office and the central party headquarters of the people's party on august 30. the prosecutors and the anti-corruption agency clearly exceeded their scope during the search, and later conducted marathon interrogations, conducting investigations that were not related to the case, and tried their best to fabricate charges and fabricate evidence.

the people's party criticized that during the process, taiwanese people witnessed the prosecutors colluding with certain media to leak secrets, trampling on the rule of law, and widening the gap and rift in taiwanese society. the prosecutors' reasons for detaining him were insufficient, but certain media's exclusive reports and rumors were flying everywhere, and the investigation was not open and became a laughing stock. before ko wen-je even entered the court, he was already sentenced to severe capital punishment by public opinion.

the people's party questioned that based on the same evidence, the judge of the taipei district court in the previous case ruled "repatriation without bail", but the judge of the district court this time ruled "detention and no contact". what is the basis for the different reasons before and after? in this ruling, the judge said that "the defendant knew that the increase of more than 560% of the volume of jinghua city violated the 'law', but he still insisted on doing it, and carried out his will, which was completely exposed." this was used as the main reason for detaining ko wen-je. the people's party stated that the volume of jinghua city was "decided by consensus" by the urban planning review committee, and it was not decided by ko wen-je alone. in addition, the taipei city urban development bureau also issued a press release during the term of mayor jiang wanan, stating that the change in the volume ratio of jinghua city was in line with "appropriateness, public welfare, consideration, and legality". how did the judge determine that ko wen-je "knew that it was against the 'law' but insisted on doing it"? how can the ruling convince the public.

the people's party said that in this court ruling, there was no evidence of bribery, let alone the "illegal financial flows" that were widely rumored among the people. however, the judge's order stated that the relevant evidence "still needs to be ascertained by the investigating prosecutor based on the specific evidence obtained by the investigation." to accuse someone of a crime based on mere speculation and to charge ko wen-je with the serious crime of "suspecting of profiteering" has posed a severe challenge to the rigor and fairness of the judiciary.

regarding ko wen-je's detention and no visitors, the dpp said it had no response. however, wu si-yao, secretary general of the dpp caucus, a taiwan public opinion organization, said the dpp caucus would sympathize with the case and not rejoice, and would let the judicial authorities investigate the case and get to the bottom of it.

wu siyao said that the dpp believes that the key to this case lies in evidence, not politics, and that "no one can manipulate the judiciary." let the evidence speak for itself and let everyone respect the judge's decision. she also claimed that people should not rush to "smear" the judges and discredit the judiciary. taiwan is a mature society ruled by law, and respecting judicial independence and fair judgment is a healthy understanding that everyone should have.

the kuomintang's spokesperson yang zhiru responded through a video, saying that in the face of all judicial cases, the kuomintang has always maintained an attitude of neither injustice nor leniency, emphasizing "procedural justice and judicial fairness" and expecting judicial units to handle cases according to facts and evidence.(lin jingxian, strait herald reporter in taiwan)