The KMT's Evaluation and Discipline Committee is expected to hold a meeting next Tuesday to investigate instances of party members defecting to the DPP during the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, said director-general of the committee Chen Kang-chin (陳庚金) yesterday.
Former national police administration director-general Yao Kao-chiao (姚高橋) and KMT Central Review Committee member Chen Hsi-chi (陳錫淇) are the most high-profile figures expected to undergo party disciplinary action for campaigning for DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) re-election bid.
While stumping for Hsieh, Yao said that he did not fear punishment from the KMT for his actions.
Any party members involved in conduct deemed harmful to the party, such as participating in elections or campaigning on behalf of other candidates without the party's consent, are subject to disciplinary actions, Chen Kang-chin said.
Chen Kang-chin added that he had already asked KMT headquarters in Taipei and Kaohsiung to submit a list of renegade politicians to him by this Friday. The committee will review the lists in a meeting slated for next Tuesday, he said.
By campaigning for the DPP, Chen Kang-chin said that both Yao and Chen His-chi had gravely deviated from party guidelines and the party would take disciplinary action against them.
"What needs to be done will get done [during today's meeting,]" Chen Kang-chi said. "Whether that means party expulsion or the cancellation of their KMT membership remains to be seen."
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