Su Chen-ching bows out of DPP
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) yesterday announced that he was removing himself from the party until he clears his name in a bribery case.
“I am relinquishing my party membership to protect my beloved DPP, and to keep from causing trouble for top ministry officials,” he said, adding that he aimed to return after being proven innocent by the justice system.
Su, 56, has represented Pingtung County constituencies for four terms as a legislator.
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Su Chen-ching is pictured at a news conference in Taipei yesterday at which he announced that he is leaving the party.
2021/01/29 14:59 DPP lawmaker Su Chen-ching during an earlier court appearance DPP lawmaker Su Chen-ching during an earlier court appearance (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) will go free after he pays bail set at NT$10 million (US$360,000), the Taipei District Court announced Friday (Jan. 29). Along with legislators from other political parties, Su has been accused of accepting bribes from businessman Lee Heng-lung (李恆隆) to influence the government and help him regain control over the Sogo department store chain. Su, a member of an influential family in Pingtung County, took NT$25.8 million, according to prosecutors. The only other suspect still detained, his aide Yu Hsueh-yang (余學洋), saw bail set at NT$1.5 million, the Liberty Times reported. Following almost six months of detention, Su will have to report to a
Lawmaker suspected in corruption scandal released on bail
01/29/2021 08:34 PM
DPP Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) / CNA photo Jan. 29, 2021
Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清), who has been detained since August on suspicion of bribery, was released on NT$10 million (US$357,669) bail on Friday but is subject to residence restrictions and barred from leaving the country.
According to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Su was indicted for alleged violations of the Anti-Corruption Act last September in a case related to the ownership of the Pacific SOGO department store chain.
He is accused of accepting bribes totaling NT$25.80 million from former Pacific Distribution Investment Co. Chairman Lee Heng-lung (李恆隆) to illegally help in Lee s legal battle against the Far Eastern Group over ownership of the department store chain.
2021/01/15 16:00 KMT lawmaker Sufin Siluko being led away for questioning on Aug. 1, 2020 KMT lawmaker Sufin Siluko being led away for questioning on Aug. 1, 2020 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Kuomintang (KMT) legislator for Taitung Sufin Siluko (廖國棟), who is accused of taking bribes in a scandal involving Sogo department stores, can walk free if he posts NT$10 billion (US$357,000) bail, a court ruled Friday (Jan. 15). Of the several politicians allegedly involved, only Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) and his legislative office manager, Yu Hsueh-yang (余學洋), are still in custody, CNA reported. Earlier, independent Legislator Chao Cheng-yu (趙正宇), KMT lawmaker Chen Chao-ming (陳超明), and former New Power Party (NPP) Chairman Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明) were released on bail.
KMT lawmaker involved in alleged bribery scandal released on bail
01/15/2021 10:15 PM
Legislator Liao Kuo-tung. CNA file photo
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Liao Kuo-tung (廖國棟), who has been detained for five months for his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal, was released Friday after paying NT$10 million (US$357,070) in bail.
Liao remains subject to residence restrictions and is barred from leaving the country.
According to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Liao was indicted for alleged violations of the Anti-Corruption Act in September last year in a case related to ownership of the Pacific SOGO Department store chain.
The lawmaker is believed to have accepted NT$7.9 million in bribes from former Pacific Distribution Investment Co. Chairman Lee Heng-lung (李恆隆) to illegally help in his legal battle against the Far Eastern Group over ownership of the department store chain.