Corruption

  • WorldTaiwan's Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks at the presidential debates at Taiwan Public Television Service in Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Pei Chen, Pool, File).
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    Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je detained in corruption probe

    A former Taiwanese presidential candidate and ex-mayor of Taipei, Ko Wen-je, has been detained as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe. On Thursday night, authorities took Ko back into custody, reversing an earlier decision that allowed him to go home. He is now held incommunicado, with no contact allowed outside the detention facility. The investigation centres on allegations of illegal…