No disciplinary action or expulsion for Ko, TPP saysStaff writer, with CNAThe Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) said the case involving party founder Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was “political prosecution,” so there would be no expulsion or disciplinary action against Ko, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said yesterday. The Taipei District Court on Thursday sentenced Ko to 17 years in prison for multiple corruption offenses in the Core Pacific City (京華城) case and three other cases. Asked whether Ko would withdraw from the party — as former Hsinchu mayor Ann Kao (高虹安) did after receiving a prison sentence — or face disciplinary action, Huang said the party has made its position clear: Ko was being politically targeted and persecuted by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government. Taiwan People’s Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang speaks at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. “Therefore, there is, of course, no reason for expulsion from the party or internal disciplinary action,” Huang said, referring to Ko.

Source: Taipei Times March 27, 2026 17:14 UTC