The Taoyuan District Prosecutors’ Office today said it is investigating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taoyuan City Councilor Yu Wu-ho (游吾和) over allegations that he collected fraudulent assistant fees.
Prosecutors have requested the court detain Yu — who has served on the council for a decade — and his daughter, the office said.
Personnel from the Taoyuan division of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau yesterday searched several locations, including Yu’s home and three offices, it said.
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They also brought Yu, 10 other defendants and three witnesses in for questioning, it added.
After overnight questioning, prosecutors said they suspect that Yu and his daughter falsely claimed assistant fees while he served as a Taoyuan city councilor between December 2014 and March this year.
It would be a contravention of the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例), which prohibits public officials from abusing their privileges for profit.
This morning, prosecutors requested the court detain the two of them and hold them incommunicado, as they could collude, destroy evidence or flee, it said.
Six other defendants were released on bail ranging from NT$30,000 to NT$100,000.
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