Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/01
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taipei, Nov. 1 (CNA) Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday identified illegal
Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德)
remittances of money from outside Taiwan and the spreading of falsehoods as two tactics being adopted to influence the outcome of the elections later this month.
He instructed related authorities to ensure the fairness, integrity and security of the electoral process.
Lai made the remarks at a weekly Cabinet meeting where preparations for the combined “nine-in-one” elections and 10 referendums on Nov. 24 were discussed, the Executive Yuan said in a statement.
At the meeting, both the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the National Police Agency (NPA) presented briefings about cases currently being investigated relating to suspected vote-buying, campaign violence, gang involvement, underground election related gambling, dissemination of misinformation and illegal remittances, according to their reports which were made available to reporters. [FULL STORY]
