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taiwan people's party chairman ko wen-je was involved in the jinghua city scandal and was detained and sent to the taipei detention center on the 5th. the 9th was his fifth day in the detention center. at around 6:20 in the evening, about 20 people suddenly gathered, including a popular anchor with 150,000 youtube fans. people's party legislator lin guocheng and changhua councilor zhang xueru also showed up to respond. lin guocheng said that this event was not a call from the two of them, but a response to the people's quiet revolution, and it would disband on its own at around 10 o'clock.

lin guocheng mentioned that he respects the judicial decision on whether ko wen-je committed a crime, but he and his supporters absolutely believe that ko wen-je is innocent, and that his detention is just a means of political persecution by the democratic progressive party. if the prosecutors really have evidence, they should bring it out as soon as possible, otherwise 8 out of 10 grassroots people will think that his detention is "political suppression."

lin guocheng criticized that the prosecutors and investigators kept releasing information through specific media, sometimes saying 7 million new taiwan dollars (ntd, the same below) and sometimes saying 15 million, creating an atmosphere where the facts of the crime are clear. not only are their methods despicable, but the principle of non-disclosure of the investigation is also completely violated.

lin guocheng said that this event continued the spirit of the "quiet revolution". no slogans were shouted or signs were held up. instead, the protest was silent. everyone also maintained a high degree of self-discipline and the event was expected to automatically disperse around 10 p.m.

at a critical moment when ko wen-je's image was severely damaged by the political donation and the nt$43 million business controversy, the anti-corruption unit made a big move to investigate the jinghuacheng case, but he was released without bail in the first detention court until the judge was changed and ruled to detain him without visiting anyone on the 5th of this month. the public opinion began to turn to political handling of the case and judicial injustice, and even made ko a "political victim", giving him a glimmer of hope to turn things around. it is understood that some people in the party had advised ko wen-je to file an appeal, but ko wen-je had determined that the prosecutors were handling the case politically, so he was determined to put the pressure on the prosecutors and investigators, and also said, "try to investigate as much as possible and don't waste time."

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald