One councilor detained, another granted bail in embezzlement cases
01/27/2021 07:47 PM
New Taipei City Councilor Tseng Huan-chia (right). CNA photo Jan. 27, 2021
Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) Taipei City Councilor Pan Huai-tsung (潘懷宗) was granted bail, while New Taipei City Councilor Tseng Huan-chia (曾煥嘉) was detained for alleged embezzlement of public funding budgeted to pay for their assistants, by district courts in their respective cities on Wednesday.
The request for court permission to detain Pan of the New Party was filed by the Shilin District Prosecutors Office based on evidence suggesting that Pan and his office chief, surnamed Chen (陳), have claimed public funding for assistants salaries worth an estimated value of NT$3 million (US$107,046), using figurehead accounts.
Councilors questioned over lost funds
PUBLIC SUBSIDIES: Taipei City Councilor Pan Hwai-tzong was released after posting NT$2 million bail, while New Taipei City Councilor Tseng Huan-chia was detained
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Judicial investigators yesterday questioned Taipei City Councilor Pan Hwai-tzong (潘懷宗) of the New Party and New Taipei City Councilor Tseng Huan-chia (曾煥嘉) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on allegations of embezzling public funds allocated to pay for their office assistants’ salaries.
A bail court released Pan on NT$2 million (US$70,472) bail, while his office chief, Chen Yu-tai (陳玉臺), was released after posting NT$1.5 million bail.
Tseng was detained following questioning.