Former Taipei mayor and Taiwan People's Party founder Ko Wen-je will remain in detention after his appeal for release on bail pending his trial on corruption charges was rejected by the High Court.
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00:00Taiwan's high court has rejected former Taipei mayor Ke Wen-je's appeal to be released from
00:05detention pending his trial on corruption charges.
00:09The founder and former head of Taiwan's third party, the Taiwan People's Party, spent nearly
00:14four months in detention before being released on bail in late December.
00:19He was detained again a week later after prosecutors argued he could collude with his co-defendants
00:24in the case.