Taitung County Councilor Investigated for Alleged Corruption; Brought from Green Island for Questioning
A Taitung County Councilor was brought in for questioning by investigators from Green Island today, following allegations of misusing increased assistant subsidy funds.
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(CNA Reporter Lu Tai-cheng, Taitung County, 22nd) Taitung investigative authorities boarded a Coast Guard Administration vessel today and traveled to Green Island to bring back a certain Taitung county councilor. When questioned by the media, the councilor only responded, 'I am being reported for corruption, but I don't understand the situation. Everything is fine.'
In June of the 113th year of the Republic of China (2024), the Legislative Yuan passed a third reading to amend the 'Regulations on the Subsidization of Expenses for Local Public Representatives and Subsidies for Village Chiefs', raising the maximum monthly limit for city and county councilor assistant subsidies from NT$80,000 to NT$160,000. Over a year after the implementation of the new system, Taitung investigative authorities recently received reports indicating that some councilors' assistant fees were suspected of being misused.
The Taitung County Investigation Station of the Investigation Bureau boarded a Coast Guard Administration vessel this morning to go to Green Island, bringing the county councilor back to Taitung for investigation. When asked by the media, the councilor merely replied, 'I am being reported for corruption, but I don't understand the situation. Everything is fine.'
In June of the 113th year of the Republic of China (2024), the Legislative Yuan passed a third reading to amend the 'Regulations on the Subsidization of Expenses for Local Public Representatives and Subsidies for Village Chiefs', raising the maximum monthly limit for city and county councilor assistant subsidies from NT$80,000 to NT$160,000. Over a year after the implementation of the new system, Taitung investigative authorities recently received reports indicating that some councilors' assistant fees were suspected of being misused.
The Taitung County Investigation Station of the Investigation Bureau boarded a Coast Guard Administration vessel this morning to go to Green Island, bringing the county councilor back to Taitung for investigation. When asked by the media, the councilor merely replied, 'I am being reported for corruption, but I don't understand the situation. Everything is fine.'