Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zi-miao (林姿妙) was questioned for several hours by Yilan prosecutors in potential corruption and money laundering cases before being released Friday morning without bail, according to a district prosecutor.
Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tzu-miao (林姿妙) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is among a group of officials facing corruption charges related to an economic renewal project, the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office said yesterday.
Suspects linked to an investigation of a NT$5 billion (US$181 million at the current exchange rate) economic renewal project would likely face charges of corruption, money laundering, forgery, bid-rigging, possessing personal assets of unknown origin and financial irregularities related to county government projects, prosecutors told a news conference in Yilan.
Persons of interest identified by prosecutors include: Luodong Township (羅東) Mayor Wu Chiu-ling (吳秋齡) and former Yilan County
CALLING FOUL: Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tzu-miao was questioned without evidence to tarnish her reputation ahead of her seeking re-election, the KMT saidBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter