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Ko Wen-je political donations trial

Overview

The second instance trial for former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je regarding a political donations case has commenced at the Taiwan High Court. Following a first instance sentence of 17 years, Ko appeared in court with his wife to deny all charges, including the alleged misappropriation of funds. Ko criticized the prosecution, claiming they were “shooting first and then drawing the target” by fabricating evidence.

As proceedings progressed, the court granted a request to review 250GB of digital files from a USB drive. While Ko and Li Wen-juan maintained pleas of not guilty, other defendants showed varying stances: accountant Duan Mu-zheng pleaded guilty and requested leniency, and Li Wen-zong indicated a potential change in stance regarding breach of trust allegations once the scope of the case is confirmed.

Entities

Taiwan High Court · Ko Wen-je · Duan Mu-zheng · Lee Wen-tsung · Taipei District Court

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Ko Wen-je political donations case: Court allows 250GB digital evidence review

    The Taiwan High Court approved the copying of 250GB of digital evidence for review in Ko Wen-je’s political donations case.

  2. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Ko Wen-je attends second instance hearing for political donations case

    Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je appeared at the Taiwan High Court for the second instance trial of his political donations case, maintaining his innocence and requesting live-streamed proceedings.

Sources

folgefonnsenteret.no · heartbeats.jp · news.m.pchome.com.tw · tw.nextapple.com