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A Miaoli County mayor and four other people have been formally charged with taking and offering bribes, prosecutors said in a statement on Tuesday.
In a statement, Miaoli District Prosecutors’ Office said that Tongxiao Township (通霄) Mayor Chen Han-chih (陳漢志), his former secretary Chen Chih-hao (陳志豪), township official Lin Kuo-hua (林國驊) and former adviser to the township office Huang Yen-le (黃晏樂) solicited and took kickbacks from private optoelectronics companies.
In return they promised to award a contract in 2019 to install solar photovoltaic systems in the town.
Prosecutors also accused Tsai Hung-mao (蔡弘懋), a representative of Rich Energy Co, of offering Chen Han-chih