Prosecutors summoned 36 people for questioning in Kaohsiung County late on Saturday night in connection with a case of suspected vote-buying involving a legislative candidate.
A spokesman for the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office, Chung Chung-hsiao (
On Saturday, prosecutors from the Supreme Prosecutor's Office Special Investigation Panel and the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office led more than 120 agents from the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau in raids on 33 locations around the county, seizing more than NT$100,000 in cash and several voter lists.
Chung said prosecutors summoned 36 individuals for questioning. Huang Ying-chi (黃英機), Chiang Shao-ying (江紹英) and Huang Feng-chiao (黃鳳嬌), campaign staffers for a county legislator candidate, were charged and released on NT$20,000 bail.
The others, who included county government civil servants and members of the public, were released without charge, the spokesman said.
Special Investigation Panel prosecutors Chu Chao-liang (朱朝亮), Lee Hai-lung (李海龍) and Wu Wen-chung (吳文忠) led the raids.
Wu said they were investigating a legislator who is running for reelection.
The legislator is suspected of attempting to secure construction project tenders for businessmen in Kaohsiung County in exchange for their support.
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