Pingtung Xinpi Township Council Chairman Wu Chin-te Suspected of Corruption, Released on 70,000 NTD Bail
Pingtung prosecutors searched the Xinpi Township Council and questioned Chairman Wu Chin-te over allegations of accepting bribes to secure a cleaner's job. He was released on a 70,000 NTD bail.
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(Central News Agency reporter Huang Yu-ching, Pingtung County, 14th) The Xinpi Township Council in Pingtung County was searched by prosecutors and investigators today, and Council Chairman Wu Chin-te and others were taken in. Wu is suspected of corruption, and the prosecutor ordered him released on a 70,000 NTD bail after questioning. Local sources suggest the case involves bribery by a contract worker to buy a position on the sanitation squad.
The Pingtung District Prosecutors Office searched the Xinpi Township Council today and brought back Wu Chin-te and several council staff for investigation. After re-questioning by the prosecutor, Wu was ordered to post a 70,000 NTD bail. Regarding the details of the case, the prosecutors merely stated that it is under the Anti-Corruption Act and the investigation is ongoing.
Local sources revealed that a member of the sanitation squad at the township office was reported. This employee, originally a contract worker, learned of a vacancy due to retirement and allegedly paid bribes through intermediary Wu Chin-te to secure the position.
According to the Ministry of the Interior's information on township and city council members, Wu Chin-te previously served as a supervisor for the first Nanzhou Farmers' Association, a director for the second term, and has been re-elected as a township representative for five terms, serving as the chairman this term.
Since the two previous Xinpi Township mayors, Lin Chih-cheng and Pan Ho-yuan, were both indicted by Pingtung prosecutors in 2024 for corruption involving fraudulent salary differentials using the same method, the news of yet another corruption case today has sparked intense local discussion. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150414
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The Pingtung District Prosecutors Office searched the Xinpi Township Council today and brought back Wu Chin-te and several council staff for investigation. After re-questioning by the prosecutor, Wu was ordered to post a 70,000 NTD bail. Regarding the details of the case, the prosecutors merely stated that it is under the Anti-Corruption Act and the investigation is ongoing.
Local sources revealed that a member of the sanitation squad at the township office was reported. This employee, originally a contract worker, learned of a vacancy due to retirement and allegedly paid bribes through intermediary Wu Chin-te to secure the position.
According to the Ministry of the Interior's information on township and city council members, Wu Chin-te previously served as a supervisor for the first Nanzhou Farmers' Association, a director for the second term, and has been re-elected as a township representative for five terms, serving as the chairman this term.
Since the two previous Xinpi Township mayors, Lin Chih-cheng and Pan Ho-yuan, were both indicted by Pingtung prosecutors in 2024 for corruption involving fraudulent salary differentials using the same method, the news of yet another corruption case today has sparked intense local discussion. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150414
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