‘POLITICAL HUNT’: Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao denied the allegations and said the investigation against her was politically motivatedBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA
Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao (林姿妙), former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator Yang Chi-hsiung (楊吉雄) and two Yilan government officials were yesterday released on bail after being questioned in relation to a corruption case.
An investigation by Yilan prosecutors and the Ministry of Justice’s Agency Against Corruption has named Lin, a KMT member, as a suspect for the alleged possession of assets of unknown origin in connection with property development projects in the county’s Luodong Township (羅東).
Prosecutors told the media following the bail hearing that the judges saw sufficient evidence of Lin’s involvement in the case, but had no need to
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