Ko Wen-je, a former mayor of Taipei and opposition party leader, has been arrested as part of a graft investigation involving a major property development in the Taiwanese capital.
Ko Wen-je is a former mayor of Taipei and the Taiwan People's Party presidential candidate.Ko Wen-je, a former mayor of Taipei and opposition party leader, has been arrested as part of a graft probe of a major property development in the Taiwan ese capital.Mr Ko has denied any wrongdoing and his party has called for the court to examine the legality of his arrest.
"Today is the first time in Taiwan's history that the home, office and headquarters of the leader of a major opposition party have been searched," he told reporters on Friday."I hope the ruling authorities explain clearly what evidence they have to take this action.
Mr Ko has been widely expected by Taiwan media to seek the presidency again at the next election in 2028. The TPP has only eight MPs in Taiwan's 113-seat parliament but has an outsized role as neither the ruling Democratic Progressive Party nor the largest opposition party, the Kuomintang , has a majority.
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