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taiwan people's party chairman ko wen-je was recently detained and denied access to visitors. it was reported that he was wearing only boxer briefs when sleeping in the detention center cell because it was too hot. in addition, he and former taipei city deputy mayor peng zhensheng had only sweet bread to eat when they were questioned by the taipei district prosecutors office, which also caused criticism from the outside world. wu zongxian, a non-district representative of the kuomintang who once served as a prosecutor, explained that the environment in which the defendants are detained is indeed not as good as that of the prisoners. as for having only sweet bread to eat during the questioning, it is a practice to minimize the risk of the defendants committing suicide.

according to taiwanese media reports, ko wen-je's cell is only the size of a parking space, and he has a roommate, which means that the space he can use is only about 1 ping (about 3.3 square meters). in addition, when he entered the detention center on the 5th, it was reported that because the room temperature in the cell was too high, he only wore boxer briefs when sleeping.

wu zongxian said that the environment for the detained defendants is indeed not as good as that for the prisoners, because the prisoners can not only go to the factory, watch tv, but also go shopping, while the detainees do not have such rights, so there is indeed a gap between the two environments. he judged that according to ko wen-je's situation, the prison should arrange him to be in the same cell with the defendants with stable personalities.

in addition, regarding the fact that the prosecutors only provided sweet bread and foil-wrapped drinks when ko wen-je was questioned, wu zongxian explained that there have been cases in the past where defendants committed suicide while being detained in detention rooms during trial. at this point in time, the prosecutors must be extra careful as to whether they have related tendencies, so they will keep sharp objects such as the defendant's belt, ballpoint pens, and glasses. chopsticks are used to eat bento, and the defendant may be at risk of suicide, so it is standard practice to give the defendant bread instead of bento when questioning.

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald