Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) founding member Chu Hui-jung (朱蕙蓉) today announced her intention to leave the party after a dispute over a talk show appearance.
Chu went on a political program during which she discussed an ongoing investigation into TPP Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), which led to the party summoning her for a disciplinary hearing.
Chu referred to the move as “political persecution.”
Photo from Chu Hui-jung’s Facebook
According to reports, Chu said that the QR code Ko used to raise funds may be linked to an account owned by the company Muko Public Relations (木可行銷公關), which handled events and merchandising for his presidential campaign.
On Nov. 14, the Taipei District Court approved the seizure of NT$38.83 million (US$1.19 million) from the company.
In a Facebook post yesterday, Chu shared a screenshot of a text message asking her to attend a meeting of the party’s Central Evaluation Committee regarding how her appearance “severely damaged the party.”
Accusing the party of proceeding without due process, Chu said in the post that the TPP lacks discipline and is taking instructions from caucus secretary-general Vicky Chen (陳智菡).
The text lacked any official notice, details of the rule she broke and failed to provide a contact person if she had any questions, she added.
Chu said that while she was originally inspired to join the party by Ko and former legislator Tsai Pi-ru (蔡壁如), she and her husband are to leave the party if her questions about the disciplinary process are not handled.
She also said that in the party’s constitution, members have the right to make suggestions and offer their own opinions on party policies.
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