Ko Wen-je's legal team has filed a formal appeal against the Taipei District Court after it ruled to detain the former Taipei City mayor again. The Taiwan People's Party, which Ko founded, supports the appeal and says the ruling to have Ko detained is unconstitutional.
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00:00Former presidential candidate and founder of the Taiwan People's Party, Ke Wen-je, has
00:04filed a formal appeal against his detention on charges of corruption.
00:09The Taipei District Court ruled last week to detain Ke and several others involved in
00:14the case after originally granting bail.
00:17The court said there was a significant chance that Ke may try to leave the country or tamper
00:22with evidence.
00:23But in its appeal filing, Ke's legal team said he was unlikely to flee Taiwan.
00:29Police stressed his strong connections to the country and the significant bail sum of
00:33over two million U.S. dollars could post it before being detained.