JUDICIAL BIAS:The head of a DPP task force said he suspects the judiciary of giving KMT-affiliated suspects favorable treatment after several cases of unexplained leniency
Taipei Times
Date: , Jan 04, 2016
By: Loa Iok-sin / Staff reporter
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday accused the Chinese
From left, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator-at-large candidate Wellington Koo, DPP Legislator Lee Ying-yuan and DPP Kaohsiung City Councilor Lien Li-jen hold a news conference in Taipei yesterday accusing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) of vote-buying. Photo: CNA
Nationalist Party (KMT) of involvement in nationwide vote-buying activities for the Jan. 16 presidential and legislative elections, warning that it might file lawsuits after the elections.
“Election day is only 13 days away, and people around the nation have been tipping off [the DPP] about vote-buying activities, especially in Chiayi County, where vote-buying is committed almost publicly,” DPP spokesperson Yang Chia-liang (楊家俍) told a news conference at the DPP’s headquarters in Taipei.
“KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) has repeatedly claimed that he will reform the KMT, but not only has the party assets issue not been resolved, vote-buying is still taking place,” Yang said. [FULL STORY]
