Taiwan People’s Party founder and former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je faces a second arrest after a court overturned a prior decision to release him from custody.
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00:00Former Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe is facing a second arrest.
00:03That's after a court agreed with an appeal seeking to overturn his release on Monday
00:07from detention.
00:09Prosecutors suspect that Ke was party to a corrupt deal aimed at getting permission for
00:13a shopping mall to massively expand its floor area.
00:17The scandal has enveloped several officials.
00:19And Ke's stature as the founder of one of Taiwan's three biggest political parties has
00:23turned this local affair into a national political earthquake.