Minister of Justice Morley Shih (
Because more than 10 local councilor and township chief candidates who had been detained for vote-buying during their campaigns -- as well as most of the candidates who were under investigation for vote-buying -- won in the elections on Saturday, State Public Prosecutor-General Wu Ying-chao (吳英昭) yesterday told the legislative judicial committee that "Taiwanese people are too sensational."
Shih also told the committee that he felt it was strange that most of the candidates suspected of vote-buying were able to get elected.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Huang Teh-fu (
Wu responded, "If that is the truth, then Taiwan's democracy is done."
Shih said prosecutors nationwide will swiftly file annulment suits against 20 local councilship winners and 10 township chiefs that were indicted for vote-buying before election day.
Shih said that according to the Election and Recall Law (選舉罷法), annulment suits must be filed within 15 days of the announcement of election results.
Shih added that prosecutors nationwide are still probing a number of vote-buying scandals.
"Prosecutors are expediting their investigations for the purpose of filing annulment suits," Shih said.
Chu Chao-liang (
Tainan prosecutors indicted 17 candidates before Saturday's poll, all of whom won election.
In addition to the councilor and township elections, Taitung Council Speaker Wu Chun-li (
A number of prosecutors said that they were disappointed with the election results.
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