Two Tung Tzu-wei Campaign Billboards Defaced; Man Arrested Over Policy Dissatisfaction
Two campaign billboards of DPP Keelung mayoral candidate Tung Tzu-wei were defaced with the words 'boastful and arrogant.' Police arrested a 62-year-old man who claimed he did it because he was dissatisfied with Tung's policies.
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(Central News Agency, reporter Wang Chao-yu, Keelung, 16th) Two campaign billboards for Tung Tzu-wei, the Democratic Progressive Party's mayoral candidate for Keelung, were defaced with the words "boastful and arrogant." The police arrested a suspect surnamed Yu, who stated he merely disliked the political views proposed by Tung and was referred to prosecutors according to the law.
Tung Tzu-wei's campaign billboard located on Badu Road, diagonally opposite the Badu Train Station, was intentionally vandalized recently. The word "boastful and arrogant" (吹牛自大) was visibly written with a black pen near the wrist of Tung's photo. After expanding their investigation, the police found that another billboard set up by Tung on Dunan Street in Qidu District had also been defaced with the exact same words.
Cho Chih-jung, spokesperson for Tung Tzu-wei's Progressive Keelung Office, pointed out today that intentionally altering legally installed campaign advertisements damages the candidate's image. Such malicious behavior not only involves vandalism but also undermines the rational discussion and healthy competition that should characterize elections.
Cho emphasized that an election should be a competition of municipal visions and policy contents. She expressed hope that Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang would agree that elections should center on municipal discourse, calling on Hsieh to restrain his supporters and return to rational municipal discussions to collectively maintain a healthy election environment.
After receiving the report this morning, the Third Precinct of the Keelung City Police Bureau expanded their review of surveillance camera footage and identified 62-year-old Yu as the suspect. He was arrested at 2:30 PM. Yu claimed he had no long-standing grudge against Tung Tzu-wei; he was simply dissatisfied with Tung's proposed policies, which led him to deface the billboards on the afternoon of the 11th. After questioning, the police referred Yu to the Keelung District Prosecutors Office on suspicion of violating the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act, the crime of vandalism, and the crime of defamation.
Keelung City Government deputy spokesperson Chung Ming stated that the city government has investigated the act in accordance with the law and will continue to pursue accountability.
Tung Tzu-wei's campaign billboard located on Badu Road, diagonally opposite the Badu Train Station, was intentionally vandalized recently. The word "boastful and arrogant" (吹牛自大) was visibly written with a black pen near the wrist of Tung's photo. After expanding their investigation, the police found that another billboard set up by Tung on Dunan Street in Qidu District had also been defaced with the exact same words.
Cho Chih-jung, spokesperson for Tung Tzu-wei's Progressive Keelung Office, pointed out today that intentionally altering legally installed campaign advertisements damages the candidate's image. Such malicious behavior not only involves vandalism but also undermines the rational discussion and healthy competition that should characterize elections.
Cho emphasized that an election should be a competition of municipal visions and policy contents. She expressed hope that Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang would agree that elections should center on municipal discourse, calling on Hsieh to restrain his supporters and return to rational municipal discussions to collectively maintain a healthy election environment.
After receiving the report this morning, the Third Precinct of the Keelung City Police Bureau expanded their review of surveillance camera footage and identified 62-year-old Yu as the suspect. He was arrested at 2:30 PM. Yu claimed he had no long-standing grudge against Tung Tzu-wei; he was simply dissatisfied with Tung's proposed policies, which led him to deface the billboards on the afternoon of the 11th. After questioning, the police referred Yu to the Keelung District Prosecutors Office on suspicion of violating the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act, the crime of vandalism, and the crime of defamation.
Keelung City Government deputy spokesperson Chung Ming stated that the city government has investigated the act in accordance with the law and will continue to pursue accountability.