Reporter Chen Jialing/Miaoli
▲Zhong Dongjin was just elected magistrate of Miaoli county with a large number of votes. Unexpectedly, due to the stake in the purchase of tickets, he was also sued by the local prosecutor’s office to invalidate his election . (Photo/Supplied by Miaoli County Government)
On the 14th, the Miaoli District Attorney’s Office concluded and prosecuted the first “four-in-one” cash election bribery case, in which part of the bribery scope also included the mayor of Miaoli County, the mayor of the Dahu township, the Dahu village head and Dahu township Representatives. It is understood that a man surnamed Chen from Dahu Township, Miaoli County, was prosecuted on bribery charges. During the election period, he served as chairman of the joint election headquarters of county magistrate candidate Zhong Dongjin, and Fu Songlin Zhong Dongjin, candidate for mayor of Dahu Township, filed an invalid election lawsuit.
Pursuant to article 120, paragraph 1, paragraph 3 of the law on the election and dismissal of public officials, if the elected person has the conduct referred to in article 99, paragraph 1 of the same law, the public prosecutor may file a lawsuit against the elected to the court competent to annul the election, and the majority The courts all hold that the “elected person” here is not limited to the elected person himself,If the relatives, friends or campaign team members of the elect have joint participation, instigation or consent to electoral bribery, which does not violate its original intention, etc., it is the electoral joint bribery of the elect.Even if you are not a member of the campaign team, ifThe ticket buyer is actually engaged in campaigning for the candidatenor can it rule out the possibility that they jointly bribed the applicant in order to get elected,It is not necessary to prove that the bribe came from the candidate himself. The Miaodi District Prosecutor ruled that Chen Nan and three other people committed the crime of joint election bribery. Chen Nan is also the chairman of the Dahu Town Joint Election Headquarters for Miaoli County Elected Magistrate with the surname Zhong , and filed a lawsuit to annul the election.
The District Attorney’s Office said it will not lend itself to the illegal activities of the candidates themselves and their senior officials, stakers, relatives and friends who have seriously damaged the election atmosphere. Miaoli, Taiwan, in accordance with the law and within the terms, in order to maintain the core values of democracy and the rule of law, purify the election climate, and win the trust of the people. In addition, the election of the chairman and deputy chairman of the Miaoli County Council and the chairman and deputy chairman of the township (town, city) representative committee will be held on December 25, 2011. The department will continue to integrate the prosecution, police, investigation and all sectors of society to handle the case as a team and actively investigate electoral corruption to achieve the main goal of “fair elections and eradicate lawlessness”.
Zhong Dongjin’s office immediately issued a statement regarding the actions of the Miaoli District Prosecutor’s Office, Zhong Dongjin’s office felt very sorry, because the Miaoli District Prosecutor’s Office was again reduced to a tool for a specific political party and has completely lost the independence that the judiciary should have.
The defendant surnamed Chen who was prosecuted by the local prosecution this time, although he was appointed chairman of the joint campaign headquarters during the local grassroots elections, did not have any actual contact with Zhong Dongjin, and the man surnamed Chen had clearly claimed during the investigation that he did not help Zhong Dongjin buy tickets and stressed that it is impossible to buy tickets for the county magistrate election, also why the district attorney’s office clarified in the previous press conference that it had nothing to do with the candidate. I did not expect that the prosecutor would not accept this, and did not uphold the principle of deduction of innocence, and did not mention that 4 years ago, the mayor of Tongxiao City was tried for corruption and the election was not it was valid. Ultimately, the court ruled that he was not guilty and that the election stood. People are obviously trying to use this to influence the election results and grossly violate the human rights of democracy and the rule of law of the Republic of China. Zhong Dongjin’s office will appoint a lawyer to defend his rights and interests in accordance with the law, and will also collect relevant evidence to prove that the district attorney’s office has abused power and acted for a specific department of the party, and reported to the Control Yuan to express serious protest.
