Taipei Times
Date: Apr 27, 2020
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

township mayor was detained after a massive operation in a probe into alleged graft and bid-rigging by public officials in Kaohsiung.

Namasia Township (那瑪夏) Mayor Payan Islituan was detained, 28 people were questioned and two contractors were released on bail over the weekend after more than 100 investigators on Thursday searched 35 locations.

Payan was detained pending charges over breaches of the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例), leaking confidential information and other offenses in the Criminal Code, said Hsieh Chao-ching (謝肇晶), head prosecutor at the Ciaotou District (橋頭) Prosecutors’ Office.

Four contractors allegedly paid NT$5 million (US$166,223) to secure bids on public projects, Hsieh said.    [FULL  STORY]