Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Kao Meng-ting yesterday accused Yunlin County Commissioner Chang Jung-wei (
"Since Chang took the job of head of the pan-blue alliance's presidential campaign headquarters in Yunlin County last December, he had contacted me," Kao told a press conference yesterday.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
"On Jan. 13, he said that if I announced I was quitting the DPP, KMT Secretary-General Lin Feng-cheng (
"Such a device is despicable and an insult to me," Kao said as he began weeping.
Kao served as deputy commissioner under Chang and had endeavored to facilitate an alliance between Chang and the DPP.
Chang and Lin both denied Kao's allegation, accusing him of lying and calling his remarks a campaign trick.
"The KMT never asked me to contact Kao, not to mention there was never any promise of giving him a position," Chang said.
"I am wondering if he is trying to show how important he could be in helping President Chen Shui-bian (
Lin accused Kao of trying to discredit the KMT.
"What he said was total nonsense," Lin said.
According to Kao, Chang had been pressuring him for the past two months.
He also said that he knew that there were more dirty deals between the KMT and Chang.
"To seek Chang's support in the presidential election, the KMT, under the coordination of Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (
"I can clearly point out that such a deal was made in Wang's office and another location on Chunghsiao East Road," Kao said. "There was a third person involved with the negotiations."
Kao suggested reporters ask Wang to comment on his allegation.
Kao also stressed that he would take all responsibility for revealing the KMT's conspiracy.
DPP Secretary-General Chang Chun-hsiung (
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