Taipei Times
Date: Dec 27, 2015
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
Faced with a possible Control Yuan investigation over the Taipei City
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, center right, yesterday sings at an outdoor concert in Taipei organized by metal band Chthonic, whose lead singer, Freddy Lim, center left, is running as a New Power Party legislative candidate.
Photo: Chung Hung-liang, Taipei Times
Government’s improper use of its public housing budget, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that he would not worry too much about being investigated, and that being probed by the agency during his time as a physician actually helped him become Taipei mayor.
Ko made the remark at a forum in New Taipei City’s Yonghe District (永和), where he discussed with legislative candidates his political beliefs and possibilities of improving collaborations between the two municipalities.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Chen Yung-te (陳永德) on Friday said that the KMT Taipei City Council caucus would file a report with the Control Yuan concerning the city government’s inappropriate use of funds, which it said totaled NT$15 million (US$454,476), and ask that Ko be probed.
The city government’s unauthorized use of the fund was illegal and disdainful, Chen said. [FULL STORY]
