The caucus said Wu, who served as head of Taipei City’s Research, Development and Evaluation Commission under Ma’s municipal administration in 1999, played an important role in determining which electrical and mechanical system to purchase for the Neihu Line.
Wu also served as an adviser to Lai Fu Trading Co, contractor for the line’s electrical and mechanical systems, after leaving Ma’s administration in 2004.
“Being a major aide for Ma and Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), Wu was deeply involved in the decision-making process behind the Neihu Line construction. Prosecutors should look into his role in the construction process,” DPP Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chia-ching (徐佳青) said at the Taipei City Council.
Hsu and DPP Taipei City councilors Lee Chien-chang (李建昌) and Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華) accused Wu of accepting a hefty “adviser’s fee” from the company to secure the contract for the company.
Wu left the Ma administration in 2004. He became an adviser to the company and received a NT$90,000 monthly adviser’s fee between 2005 and 2006. He served as deputy Taipei mayor in Hau’s administration in 2006, but stepped down last year after he acknowledged having accepted money from the company.
Wu yesterday dismissed the DPP’s accusations, saying he received the money as a consulting fee for his expertise on national security and the military and for conducting research.
He denied being involved in the bidding process for the Neihu Line construction project and said the councilors should provide solid proof when making accusations.
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