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KMT apologizes over Ma poll remark

EMBARGO The KMT said that although Ma Ying-jeou did discuss an opinion poll during a period when this is prohibited by law, he was not speaking in public

By Mo Yan-chih and Jenny W. hsu  /  STAFF REPORTERS

At a press conference yesterday, the DPP accused Lu of dirty tricks, saying his campaign headquarters had distributed leaflets depicting Lin as a “womanizer.”

Lin’s wife, who was at the press conference, sobbed as she accused the KMT of handing out leaflets insinuating that her husband was a womanizer because he had been married before.

Lu’s campaign team hit back immediately, denying the accusation and saying the leaflets were leftovers from an election eight years ago, when another candidate ran against Lin.

Lu’s team said Lin should apologize for making false allegations.

The KMT meanwhile continued attacks on former premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), saying Tsai should stop Hsieh from creating conflict during the election campaign period.

Heated clashes erupted between KMT and DPP supporters on Tuesday night in Hsinchu when the police blocked off streets as Ma accompanied the KMT’s Hsinchu County commissioner candidate, Chiu Ching-chun (邱鏡淳), on a visit to a night market in Jhubei City (竹北), obstructing a DPP campaign group led by former premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷).

The KMT blamed the clashes on Hsieh and accused him of provoking the conflict.

KMT Spokesman Lee Chien-jung (李建榮) said Hsieh was well aware of Ma’s campaigning schedule and tried to create conflict by getting close to his campaign team.

Lee said Hsieh had used the same approach during the presidential election campaign.

After provoking the KMT campaign team into scuffles, Hsieh and his supporters would videotape the clashes and later blame the clashes on the KMT and the police, Lee said.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FLORA WANG AND LOA IOK-SIN

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