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Two military officers and Remotek Corp executives were among nine people charged with corruption involving the Ministry of National Defense’s procurement of biological reconnaissance vehicles, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office said yesterday.
Prosecutors in October last year carried out searches and detained several people for questioning.
The case stemmed from the ministry’s procurement in 2015 of 13 biological reconnaissance vehicles for a reported NT$940 million (US$33.16 million at the current exchange rate-), which the New Taipei City-based Remotek won with a bid of NT$750 million.
In yesterday’s filing, prosecutors said that the suspects were charged with breaches of the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例) and
Taipei prosecutors questioned two military officers and Remotek Corp executives in an investigation of alleged bid rigging and illegal profiteering involving the Ministry of National Defense’s procurement of biological reconnaissance vehicles.
Taipei prosecutors carried out searches at 12 locations on Thursday and detained several people for questioning. As of yesterday evening, a Taipei court had approved a request to detain retired colonel Wu Ming-lang (吳明郎), while army major Chiu Ya-tzu (邱雅姿) was released on bail of NT$400,000 (US$14,336).
The two are to face charges on breaches of the Anti-Corruption Act (貪汙治罪條例), prosecutors said.
Meanwhile, Remotek chairman Chen Ming-hung (陳銘宏) and manager Chiang Li-yu