KO Wen-je, a former Taiwanese presidential candidate and Taipei mayor, has been indicted on corruption charges related to a property redevelopment project. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence exceeding 28 years for bribery and misappropriation of political donations. Ko denies wrongdoing and says he was not involved in the decision to grant additional floor area to the Core Pacific Group in the redevelopment project. The Taiwan People’s Party, which Ko co-founded, denounced the indictment as judicial injustice.
KO Wen-je, a former Taiwan ese presidential candidate, has been indicted on corruption charges tied to multiple scandals, including a property redevelopment project during his tenure as Taipei mayor.
Ko Wen-je, presidential candidate and former mayor of Taipei, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. The 64-year-old former trauma surgeon entered politics just a decade ago and is running as a third-party candidate in an election that’s usually a race between the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the opposition Kuomintang. Yet he’s proven surprisingly popular.
The Taiwan People’s Party—which Ko co-founded in 2019—denounced the indictment in a press briefing on Thursday. The party and its larger ally, the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang, hold a joint majority in the legislature. They have pushed through several legal changes that DPP supporters say are meant to hinder President Lai Ching-te’s ability to govern the island, one of the critical flashpoints in US-China relations.
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