Prosecutors have submitted an appeal to judges who ruled that former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je could be released from detention on bail. The move came just hours after Ko walked free. Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for bribery and misuse of campaign funds.
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00:00Prosecutors are appealing a decision to release former Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe on bail after
00:06he was charged with corruption.
00:08The move came just hours after Ko walked free on Friday afternoon.
00:12He had been held incommunicado for four months while prosecutors investigated him and others
00:18for bribery while he was mayor and mishandling finances during his presidential campaign.
00:24On Thursday, prosecutors brought formal charges seeking a sentence of nearly 30 years in jail.
00:30Among their evidence was testimony by the treasurer of Ko's Taiwan People's Party that
00:34during the election campaign, Ko never deposited any funds with the party.