Executive Yuan spokesman Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) yesterday said he would resign from his post after an allegation surfaced that he had improper dealings with a pimp while serving as an official in Tainan.
Earlier, Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Chen Wan-hui (陳琬惠) told a news conference that a man named Wang Hsiao-wei (王孝瑋) — who allegedly operates in the sex industry — is a close friend of Chen Tsung-yen and had provided the latter with the services of sex workers. The spokesman must resign and Premier Chien-jen (陳建仁) should open an inquiry into the affair, she said.
Chen Tsung-yen yesterday afternoon held a news conference to address the claims.
Photo: Tien Su-hua, Taipei Times
“The accusation against me is an uncorroborated story and was made to assassinate my character,” he said, adding that he had never been investigated for impropriety during his tenure as Tainan city councilor or a city government official in Tainan. He did not accept questions from the media at the announcement.
Later in the evening he announced his resignation. Chen Chien-jen thanked the spokesman for his service, and announced that Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) would return as interim spokesman.
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