Bribery Case: Former NPP chairman quits party over scandalBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterFormer New Power Party (NPP) chairman Hsu Yung-ming’s (徐永明) withdrawal from the party over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal failed to appease some young members, with two Taipei city councilors saying that they have also withdrawn from the party in protest of its handling of Hsu’s caseHsu was on Tuesday released on bail of NT$800,000. The party confirmed that it had received Hsu’s application to leave the party via fax at 3:50pm yesterday before its Disciplinary Committee’s scheduled meeting at 5pm. New Power Party acting chairman Chiu Hsien-chih speaks at the party’s office in Taipei yesterday after former chairman Hsu Yung-ming, who is facing bribery charges, resigned and left the party. “As independent legislators, we would continue to oversee the Taipei City Government and residents in the city,” they said. The two said that they joined the relatively young party and ran in local elections to reform politics in Taiwan, so that more young people’s voices could be heard.

Source: Taipei Times August 05, 2020 16:00 UTC