Former chief engineer at airport company demanded 3 percent in kickbacks

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/12/12
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A former head of engineering and 14 others were charged Thursday (December 12) with corruption involving the building of Terminal 2 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

In 2017 and 2018, Lin Wen-chen (林文禎), 58, demanded payments equaling 3 percent or NT$6 million (US$197,800) on projects worth a total of NT$200 million, the United Daily News and the Liberty Times reported.

The investigation started rolling in 2016 after repeated incidents reported by the media of leaking ceilings and floors, indicating the new terminal struggled with serious quality problems.

Prosecutors spent two years investigating the matter until they reportedly found Lin had passed on confidential information to bidders, revised budgets and misreported prices in order to favor certain companies.    [FULL  STORY]