PATRONAGE POSTS?The DPP said Parasite Control Organization chairs and directors were appointed from among officials of the previous government
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 18, 2016
By: Cheng Hung-ta and Shih Hsiao-kuang / Staff reporters
Four foundations affiliated with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) secured government tenders
Former president Ma Ying-jeou speaks at the World Peace Conference at the Grand Hotel in Taipei on Oct. 8. Photo: Wang Yi-song, Taipei Times
worth NT$170 million (US$5.35 million at current exchange rates) during former president Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) terms, prompting legislators to accuse the previous administration of channeling public money into private hands and using political influence for private gain.
The National Policy Foundation, the Chinese Youth Peace Corps, the Chang Ching Charity Foundation and the Parasite Control Organization won several government tenders and contracts between 2008 and this year while they were directly or indirectly funded by the KMT, according to public data compiled by the Judicial Yuan.
KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) also chairs the National Policy Foundation — a KMT think tank — as well as the Chinese Youth Peace Corps and the Chang Ching Charity Foundation, the data showed.
The Parasite Control Organization assigned former government officials as chairperson and director in patronage appointments, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tuan Yi-kang (段宜康) said. [FULL STORY]
