The DPP yesterday recommended revoking the party membership of Legislator Lin Chin-hsing (
Lin is among the 40 politicians -- 34 of whom are Kaohsiung City councilors -- who were charged on Monday in a scandal that has rocked the nation.
The party's Central Executive Committee yesterday reached an agreement to expel Lin. But the decision won't be finalized until the end of the month at the party's Central Review Committee.
Lin was indicted as an accomplice because he and his ex-wife, City Councilor Chang Wen-hsiu (章玟琇), had accepted a NT$5 million bribe from Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Chu An-hsiung (
Prosecutors want Lin to serve one year in prison.
The legislator claimed he was innocent on Monday. He told party officials that although he had accompanied his ex-wife to meet with Wang, he "was not involved in the transaction."
Lin said earlier yesterday that he may consider withdrawing from the party on his own accord.
After the party's meeting yesterday, officials endorsed the prosecutors' indictment on the grounds the decision would issue a warning and curb the corruption in elections.
While asserting the party's position against vote-buying and black gold politics, DPP Deputy Secretary-General Lee Chin-yung (
The city council kicked off as scheduled on April 1, despite the fact that 34 out of the 44 city councilors were involved in the scandal and in the face of a racous protest outside the chamber from citizens who wanted the accused councilors to step down.
The most effective way to drive these officials out of office is to revise the Law on Local Government Systems (
The DPP yesterday called for cross-party cooperation to push for the amendment of the laws, while urging the KMT to stop hindering the amendment with technical measures.
Taipei has once again made it to the top 100 in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025 report, moving up five places from last year to 60. The annual index, which was published last month, evaluated 1,000 of the most populated metropolises based on five indices — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. New York maintained its top spot this year, placing first in the economics index thanks to the strength of its vibrant financial industry and economic stability. Taipei ranked 263rd in economics, 44th in human capital, 15th in quality of life, 284th for environment and 75th in governance,
The Sports Administration yesterday demanded an apology from the national table tennis association for barring 17-year-old Yeh Yi-tian (葉伊恬) from competing in the upcoming World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash tournament in Las Vegas this July. The sports agency said in a statement that the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association (CTTTA) must explain to the public why it withdrew Yeh from the WTT tournament in Las Vegas. The sports agency said it contacted the association to express its disapproval of the decision-making process after receiving a complaint from Yeh’s coach, Chuang
Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) tendered his resignation last night, admitting that he had misused a government vehicle, as reported by media. His resignation was immediately accepted by the Control Yuan. In a statement explaining why he had resigned, Lee apologized for using a Control Yuan vehicle to transport his dog to a pet grooming salon on May 20. The issue first came to light late last month, when TVBS News reported that Lee had instructed his driver to take the dog to the salon. The news channel broadcast photos that it said were taken by an unnamed whistle-blower, which purportedly showed the
A former officer in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who witnessed the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has warned that Taiwan could face a similar fate if China attempts to unify the country by force. Li Xiaoming (李曉明), who was deployed to Beijing as a junior officer during the crackdown, said Taiwanese people should study the massacre carefully, because it offers a glimpse of what Beijing is willing to do to suppress dissent. “What happened in Tiananmen Square could happen in Taiwan too,” Li told CNA in a May 22 interview, ahead of the massacre’s 36th anniversary. “If Taiwanese students or
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