Ma, an independent legislative candidate in Taoyuan, is also the first candidate to be put under pre-trial detention in the run-up to Saturday’s presidential and legislative elections. The TPP yesterday afternoon issued a statement saying that as Ma is suspected of contravening the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) and has been detained, the party’s central review committee determined to she had contravened the party’s ethics rules and seriously damaged the party’s reputation, so it expelled her. Taiwan People’s Party Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks to reporters in Taichung yesterday. "Ma Chih-wei loves Taiwan and is an innocent young person," the statement said. As Ko previously made a remark that “China wants me to run for president,” he should disclose the political donations that the TPP received as soon as possible, Wang said.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2024 21:40 UTC