Taiwan Strait News, August 30 (Straits Herald Taiwan Correspondent Lin Jingxian/Article Internet Photo) Taiwan People’s Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe’s political donation scandal spread, and it was revealed that he used election subsidies to buy 43 million yuan (NT$, the same below) o

Taiwan Strait News, August 30 (Strait Herald reporter in Taiwan Lin Jingxian/text Internet picture) Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe's political donation controversy spread, and it was revealed that he used election subsidies to buy 43 million yuan (New Taiwan Dollars, the same below) commercial real estate . The People's Party held a "clarification press conference" at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ke Wenzhe bowed and apologized on the spot, announced that he would take a leave of absence from the People's Party for three months, and requested a self-investigation.

Ke Wenzhe mentioned that the controversy over the declaration of political donations for the 2024 Taiwan leader election and a series of subsequent incidents had severely damaged the reputation and image of himself and the People’s Party. He bowed to express his apology. He said that the money is all there and there is no corruption problem. He just needs to undergo external audit and review. After getting the visa, he will go to Taiwan's supervisory agency to make corrections.

Due to the political donation false accounting scandal, the Central Committee of the People's Party on August 20 suspended Huang Shanshan, the then director-general of Ke Wenzhe's campaign headquarters, for three years, and expelled then-finance chief Li Wenzong and appointed accountant Duan Muzheng from the party.

Ko Wenzhe mentioned that the People’s Party needed to work near Taiwan’s public opinion institutions to stabilize the party’s affairs, so he used election subsidies to buy an office. Unexpectedly, this action caused misunderstandings and negative perceptions. This was really a personal act of ill-thinking. After thinking about it, he officially asked for a three-month leave from the People's Party and voluntarily applied for an investigation so that he could reflect on it.

In addition to Ke Wenzhe, those present at the press conference also included then campaign director-general Huang Shanshan, deputy director-general Chen Zhihan and People's Party Secretary-General Zhou Yuxiu. Huang Shanshan announced the audit details and found that the Kuomintang Party had omitted or underreported the amount of 19,375,409 yuan, and there was no corruption.