TECHNICALITY: Chiayi politician Kuo Ming-pin refused to cooperate with a vote-buying investigation, saying he is on leave and will not return to work until after the elections
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 16, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Two servicemen in Kinmen County along with five other people have admitted to
The Kinmen District Prosecutors’ Office is pictured in Kinmen County yesterday.
Photo: Wu Cheng-ting, Taipei Times
accepting bribe money in exchange for their votes, investigators said in one of several election-related violations reported yesterday.
A man surnamed Lee (李), who was found with bundles of cash, had been in contact with 16 residents to whom he allegedly gave money in exchange for their votes for a candidate in Lieyu Township (烈嶼), Kinmen District Prosecutors’ Office head prosecutor Wu Chin-lung (吳錦龍) said.
Lee allegedly offered NT$5,000 per vote, plus travel expenses for residents to return from Taiwan proper on election day, Wu said.
Police in several raids on Wednesday found cash, account books and 18 plane tickets, and served summons for people connected to the case, Wu said.
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