Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao (林姿妙) was yesterday questioned for a second time in an investigation into alleged corruption in the county government, the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office said in a news release.
Lin and other unnamed individuals were being questioned as part of a joint investigation with the Ministry of Justice’s Agency Against Corruption, the statement said, without providing further details.
The announcement came hours after media reports said that the commissioner’s son, Lin You-tze (林佑澤), and daughter, Lin Yi-ling (林羿伶), were seen being led away by investigators.
Meanwhile, Lin Zi-miao was notably absent from a county government
Kaohsiung, Jan. 27 (CNA) A department head at state-run petrochemical refiner CPC Corp., Taiwan, was ordered detained by a district court Thursday for alleged corruption after being found with NT$27 million (US$970,000) in cash in his work office.
A top executive at state-run petroleum enterprise CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) was yesterday arrested on suspicion of taking bribes after NT$27 million (US$971,013) in cash was found at his Kaohsiung office in a raid the previous day.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said it has formed a task force to examine the case.
The Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office said that after questioning, Henry Hsu (徐漢), 61, who is chief executive officer of CPC’s Refining Business Division, was detained, along with a contractor surnamed Liu (劉), to prevent them from colluding or tampering with evidence.
A tip-off led the Ministry of Justice’s
TIP-OFF: The Ministry of Justice’s Agency Against Corruption raided the office of Henry Hsu, CEO of CPC’s Refining Business Division, after he allegedly received bribery moneyBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter
By Lin Ching-lun, Chiang Chih-hsiung and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNAYilan County Commissioner Lin Tzu-miao （林姿妙） of the Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） and other county government officials were yesterday summoned by the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office as part of an investigation into a suspected corruption case.