Presidential Candidate, Former Taipei Mayor Ko Accused of Corruption
Former Taiwan presidential candidate and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has been named as a defendant in a corruption case. A KMT city councilor says Ko used his position to profit off a commercial development in Taipei.
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00:00A Taipei city councilor is accusing former mayor and presidential candidate Ke Wen-je
00:05of corruption.
00:06The councilor filed a suit against Ke, saying he used his position to profit off of commercial
00:12development in Taipei.
00:14Ke allegedly increased the land use density of a plot once occupied by a shopping center.
00:19The over eight-fold increase in density will allow for much taller buildings on the land.
00:24Ke's Taiwan People's Party is urging the prosecution not to let politics get in the
00:28way of a fair trial.