A high court has rejected former Taiwan People's Party Chair Ko Wen-je's latest appeal against his detention extension. The former Taipei mayor, who is facing corruption charges, has been held incommunicado since last September.
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00:00Former Taiwan People's Party Chair Ke Wen-je is appearing in court.
00:04Ke was indicted last year on corruption charges.
00:07The former Taipei City Mayor was originally granted bail,
00:10but prosecutors believe he and his co-defendants pose a flight risk
00:13and may tamper with evidence.
00:15Ke has been held incommunicado since September.
00:18He recently appealed his continued detention on medical grounds.
00:21The High Court rejected his appeal.
00:23Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to 28 years in prison.