Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) deputy legislative caucus whip Wang Shu-hui (
Conflict arose earlier this week between Kaohsiung Country Commissioner Yang Chiu-hsing (
Yang claimed that Fan's husband, Chang Fu-chung (
Yang said he had received a phone call from Fan saying that the ministry would provide NT$1 million (US$30,000) in subsidies for the construction of the building if the ministry was allowed to appoint the architects.
Yang said that he had agreed to receive subsidies from the ministry but as a result, the finished building was ugly and unsatisfactory.
The principal, students and teachers at the school also thought that the building was ugly and spoiled the scenery, Yang added.
Fan held a press conference on Friday denying Yang's allegations, and insisting that she and her husband had never interfered in the process of selecting an architect for the building.
Wang said that Yang and Fan are both exceptional talents in the DPP and that she was sure they would communicate.
Premier Frank Hsieh (
Hsieh added that similar accusations had been leveled in the past against Fan and her husband, but that investigations had not uncovered any illegal activities.
In order to assure the neutrality of the investigation process, Hsieh said the ethics office would head the process instead of letting the ministry conduct its own probe.
Meanwhile, the ministry said that the architect for the new school building was selected using a fair process.
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