Senior Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Tai-hua has been accused of fraud. Her case is just the latest in a series of high-profile politicians being investigated for corruption.
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00:00Finding herself in the hot seat, senior Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Lin Daihua has
00:07been accused of fraudulently claiming fees for assistance.
00:11Charges, she says, amount to political persecution, as she had been the frontrunner for her party's
00:17nomination in the 2026 Kaohsiung mayoral race.
00:26Prosecutors are now searching Lin's legislative office and her residence.
00:30Lin's case is just the latest in a series of high-profile corruption investigations.
00:36Former Kuomintang lawmaker Sufin Sulugu is also facing possible charges, after he allegedly
00:42accepted bribes of over $150,000 to pressure energy officials to restart a failed solar
00:50power project in Pingtung in the country's south.
00:54Allegations he firmly denies.
01:04President Lai Ching-de has previously vowed to root out government corruption, no matter
01:09the party, a mission that his ruling party, the DPP, says it has embraced.
01:24Perhaps the most prominent public figure in the country facing corruption charges
01:32is Ke Wen-je, the founder of the Taiwan People's Party and former presidential hopeful.
01:39Accused of accepting bribes related to real estate development while he was Taipei mayor
01:44and embezzling political donations during his 2024 presidential campaign, he's being
01:49held in detention as he awaits trial.
01:53As prosecutors continue cracking down on corruption, it's revealing a fractured political
01:57system across the country's party lines.
02:01Chris Ma and Wesley Lewis for Taiwan Plus.