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on august 30, a raid resulted in the imprisonment of people's party chairman ko wen-je.

taiwan’s investigative units have a new story every day, constantly releasing information unfavorable to ko wen-je through specific media. but did mayor ko, who has insisted on open and transparent finances in the past, really accept money from the consortium, or is this lai ching-te’s usual method of suppressing political opponents?

who is the final winner in this political offensive and defensive battle?

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handcuffed and placed in a prison van, from that moment on, ko wen-je's 12-year political career was temporarily put under a big question mark.

on september 5, people's party chairman ko wen-je was detained for his involvement in the jinghua city floor area ratio case.ko wen-je also became the code name 2772 of the taipei detention center.

today, taiwan's prosecutorial and investigative units have been quick and aggressive in their crackdowns on ko wen-je, and society has expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the judiciary under the "green camp" "in power."

taiwanese political commentator tang xianglong:

"ko wen-je is now under the big hat of political correctness, and he will definitely not be able to escape when facing the 'deep green' judges.this case may take as short as three to five years or as long as ten to eight years, so this case will trap ko wen-je and the people's party.”

ke wenzhe, who was detained and denied access to visitors on suspicion of corruption, submitted a political donation account book to the control yuan during his campaign for the leader of taiwan.a series of false accounts were found, some manufacturers did not receive money, and the meal expenses at some events were ridiculously high, with the amount of underreporting reaching nt$19 million.。

in the people's party, the chairman of the muko public relations company, which sells campaign fundraising items, li wenjuan, is a brother of li wenzong, the financial director of ko wen-je's campaign headquarters.it was revealed that ke wenzhe used election subsidies to buy a commercial office worth nt$43 million, and was questioned about the lack of openness and transparency of its financial flow.

chen youxin, a lawyer at hongding law firm:

"the 'political contributions law' requiresall income and expenditure must be disclosed honestly., everyone can check it on the website of the "supervision yuan", which is a political responsibility."

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in july, taiwan's "control yuan" announced the income and expenditure of political donations for the 2024 taiwan regional leader and "legislative" elections. among the three groups of "blue, green, and white" candidates, the democratic progressive party's lai and xiao received the most, with a total of nt$515 million;the people's party's ko ying-pair received nt$352 million in revenue, but had a surplus of nt$60 million, making them the candidate with the largest surplus.; hou kangpei of the kuomintang donated nt$201 million in political donations, the least among the three groups of candidates.

ko wen-je's election funding remains unclear to this day, even though the people's party's central evaluation committee suspended ko wen-je's campaign director huang shanshan for three years on august 20, expelled finance minister li wen-tsung and accountant duanmu zheng from the party, and even ko wen-je himself bowed in apology on august 29 and announced that he would take a three-month leave to investigate.but it still almost destroyed ko wen-je's image of being honest.

political donations are only a scandal within the people's party. the large-scale search and arrest by the prosecutors and investigators at the end of august,the jinghua city floor area ratio scandal has embroiled ko wen-je in a corruption controversy.taipei city jinghua city is redeveloping into a commercial district and has applied to the taipei city government for a change in plot ratio.during ko wen-je’s tenure, illegal activities increased dramatically (560%~840%), and there is suspicion that he was trying to benefit the financial consortium.

with the detention of former taipei city deputy mayor peng zhensheng and weijing group chairman shen qingjing, the jinghuacheng case became the last straw that broke the camel's back for ke wenzhe.three-way search of ko wen-je’s home, office, and people’s party.

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during the interrogation, a large number of ke wenzhe supporters gathered outside the taipei district prosecutors office.shouting "green terror" and demanding the release of the prisonersafter 70 hours of interrogation, the taipei district court’s detention court released ko wen-je without bail on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

however, on september 5, the northern district prosecutors office successfully appealed.the same evidence, different judge, ko wen-je was detained in court.

ke wenzhe's mother he ruiying:

"if you are deliberately trying to cause trouble for him, it would be hard to predict. if it is a normal investigation,my child is absolutely innocent.”

the person who is most reluctant to part with ko wen-je should be his mother, who has a straightforward personality and has supported her son all the way. recently, it was reported that ko wen-je disappeared for three hours on the night after he was released on bail because he went to the national taiwan university to visit his 92-year-old father, who was hospitalized for surgery.ko's mother, who has always spoken generously to the media, also quietly turned off her phone after ko wen-je was taken into custody.

as for dr. chen pei-chi, who is called his wife, she has also decided to take leave until retirement. her three academically gifted children remain low-key and have never appeared in front of the media.the family insists on believing that ko wen-je is innocent. is ko wen-je, who is now in prison, really involved in serious illegal activities?or is it political persecution as the people's party accuses?

the people's party is showing signs of collapse in the current struggle. will this allow lai ching-te's democratic progressive party to have the final say in the legislative yuan?

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on september 8, the taiwan people's party called on all "little grass" members in taiwan to "assemble". the scene on jinan road was "overwhelmed with people". many of the "little grass" members who attended wore white tops.at the same time, there are stickers such as "judicial injustice, political persecution, fight against tyranny".ko wen-je's supporters come from all age groups. they waved glow sticks and stood up for the old man's innocence.

taiwan people's party spokesperson wu yixuan:

"why, on the same evidence,he was released without bail by the previous judge, but he can be detained by the next judge?where exactly is the standard of justice? the judicial treatment you have experienced is likely to extend to all taiwanese people.today's ke wenzhe could be anyone tomorrow."

ke wenzhe became well-known in the taiwanese media in 2006. in 2014, he ran for mayor of taipei city and defeated lian shengwen to become the first non-partisan mayor of taipei city. he was re-elected in 2018.in 2019, he founded the taiwan people's party and has served as the party chairman ever since.

without ke wen-je's political halo, the people's party is facing its biggest crisis since its founding. the rally site on the evening of the 8th was packed with ke wen-je's supporters."xiao cao" was very emotional. he screamed and cursed when he gave a speech on stage and was very pessimistic about taiwan's future!

ma ying-jeou foundation executive director hsiao hsu-cen:

“i came here today not only to support chairman ke wenzhe, but also towe need to support the judicial system that has been invaded and destroyed by our political forces.。”

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on september 9, ke wenzhe said through his lawyer that he would not embarrass the judge.it was determined that there would be no appeal and he would be detained for two months to cooperate with the investigation.the people's party said that this was just the first stop of the support activities, and announced that there would be more activities in various places across taiwan.calling on the "little grass" to stand up.

taipei supporter mr. xu:

"if we hadn't vindicated him and supported him,i believe there will definitely be another victim.”

taipei people support dr. feng:

"i am very sad that two judges made completely different rulings on the same case."

people's party chairman ko wen-je was detained on suspicion of profiteering.will it affect the cooperation between the kuomintang and the people's party in the new session?as the key minority in the legislative yuan, the people's party chooses to cooperate with the "blue camp" to promote most of the bills. if lai ching-te wants to fully "govern", he must grasp the "legislative" consent power of the legislative yuan.

wang zaixi, former deputy director of the taiwan affairs office of the state council:

"if ko wen-je falls, it is possible that some of the eight people's party legislators will vote for the democratic progressive party.if the dpp can win two seats, it will become the largest party in the legislative yuan.”

taiwan "legislator" wang hongwei:

"if everyone doesn't cooperate, we will be defeated one by one.if nothing is done, it will only make it easier for him to be co-opted, and lai ching-te will become his 'eternal enemy'.”

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ma ying-jeou foundation executive director xiao xucen analyzed,this is lai qingde's planned "three steps to destroy ko", from the famous talk show host constantly making statements to discredit ko wen-je's people's party, to the prosecutors and investigators continuing to leak the case in a "sausage-cutting" manner, and finally detaining ko wen-je., causing the key minority to be divided into pieces, and the dpp took the opportunity to harvest a minority of seats and become the majority party in the legislative yuan. lai ching-te pulled out the nails and eliminated dissidents, which not only indirectly affected the promotion of policies and cross-strait relations, but also took the first step to consolidate his "ruling power".

wang zaixi, former deputy director of the taiwan affairs office of the state council:

“once ko wen-je’s political career fades, it will have a huge impact on taiwan’s future political situation.this is lai ching-te's way of clearing all obstacles for his re-election in 2028.”

taiwanese political commentator tang xianglong:

"when lai ching-te did this, no matter if it was other factions of the dpp,now everyone has a feeling that a storm is about to come, and they think that it won’t just be ko wen-je, there must be others behind him.”

the detention of ke wenzhe reflects a greater crisis in taiwan. currently, the controversy over the "green terror", the protests of citizens,the outside world is increasingly questioning the intervention of political forces, which is also intensifying dissatisfaction with the "ruling" party.

the taiwan affairs office of the state council criticized that lai ching-te is hunting down dissidents who do not agree with "taiwan independence" and the democratic progressive party, manipulating the judiciary, and using public resources for personal gain. lai ching-te is removing all obstacles on the road to "taiwan independence."such operations may allow the ruling party to reap temporary benefits, but once they are discovered, the credibility of the judiciary will collapse, social order and morality will be ruined, and everyone will lose.