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Gu’s marketing campaign has distanced itself from the suspects, and reiterated its earlier condemnation of unlawful conduct Picture: Bloomberg
Taiwan is investigating suspected bribery linked to Foxconn Know-how Group founder Terry Gou’s presidential marketing campaign, because the billionaire submits his signatures to run in subsequent 12 months’s election.
The Taipei District Prosecutor’s Workplace stated on Wednesday that 13 folks had been questioned over suspected money funds made in change for signatures in assist of Jo’s presidential bid.
Gu’s marketing campaign distanced itself from the suspects and reiterated its earlier condemnation of unlawful conduct.
“Signature campaigns mustn’t contain the change of cash,” Huang Shih-hsiu, a spokesman for Joo’s marketing campaign, stated in a textual content message. “Any unlawful act is unacceptable.”
Gu submitted his signatures to the Taipei Metropolis Election Fee on Wednesday afternoon, someday earlier than the deadline, in an try and get on the poll within the January election, Central Information Company reported. Huang stated Jo submitted greater than 290,000 signatures from eligible voters required to safe his nomination as an unbiased, in line with the report.
The Central Election Fee will announce by November 14 whether or not Gu has sufficient signatures.
Taiwan’s election will form U.S.-China relations for years to come back, with the 2 candidates holding totally different views on the self-governing democratic nation’s international coverage. Beijing claims the island inside its territory and has not dominated out utilizing power to grab it. Policymakers in Washington are united of their need to assist Taipei thwart a possible assault.
The bribery investigation is the newest blow to Joe’s marketing campaign. The Chinese language authorities introduced an investigation into the know-how large he based, which has since misplaced billions of {dollars} in market worth. Rival candidates are additionally in talks to kind an alliance that would scale back Jo’s possibilities of being elected.
Prosecutors are investigating 12 circumstances of suspected bribery linked to Jo’s marketing campaign, and have arrested 15 folks throughout Taiwan, in line with a United Day by day Information report. The report said that the bribes additionally included supporters of political events within the electoral race.
First revealed: November 1, 2023 | 11:59 pm he
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