By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterTaipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday urged Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member Yang Hui-ju (楊蕙如) to publicly explain subsidies that her company had received from the central and city governments. The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office last month indicted Yang, a former campaign aide to Representative to Japan Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), for allegedly hiring people to influence public opinion and attack or deride opponents. The Taipei City Government said that it would forward the report to prosecutors for further investigation. “The easiest way to solve the problem is for Yang Hui-ju to come out and explain the everything in detail,” Ko said. “Stop hiding, come out and explain it to the public.”Ko said that as he does not expect the central government to publicize details about subsidies it gave the company before the elections on Saturday, the best solution is for Yang to explain everything.

Source: Taipei Times January 04, 2020 15:56 UTC