Three Taipei City police officers were summoned for questioning yesterday on allegations they had accepted bribes from a motel.
“Prosecutors and special agents from the Ministry of Justice’s Bureau of Investigation raided their offices and residences,” said Yang Chen-ho (楊振和), deputy chief of Taipei City’s Songshan Precinct.
RAID
Yang comments came after prosecutors raided the precinct’s Songshan Station and Guilin Station in Wanhua District (萬華) and summoned Lin Ming-deng (林銘燈), head of Songshan Station, Lan Chen-yuan (藍振原), head of Guilin Police Station, and another officer surnamed Lin (林) for questioning.
Lan was recently transferred from Songshan Precinct’s Sanmin Station, to Guilin, which is part of Wanhua Precinct.
As of press time yesterday the interviews were still ongoing.
Both Lin and Lin Ming-deng had been listed as defendants.
Yang said the trio had been accused of accepting monthly payments from a motel located in Lin’s jurisdiction in return for promises to raid the premises less often.
Lan was also alleged to have accepted bribes from the same motel when he was head of Sanmin Station.
Yang did not say how much the motel was alleged to have paid the officers, but said that prosecutors had been monitoring and following them since February.
BROTHEL?
Yang did not comment when asked if the motel was involved in the illegal brothel business.
“They will be suspended if they are detained or released on bail,” Yang said.
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