The recent situation of Kuomintang legislator Fu Kun-chi has drawn attention. Since President Lai Ching-te took office, law enforcement units have been frequently active, with several legislators from both the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party being searched and investigated, raising questions about judicial fairness. Zheng Tian-cai is being investigated for corruption, while Fu Kun-chi is under investigation for allegedly violating the Anti-Infiltration Act during the 2024 election period. Lin Yi-chin and Lin Dai-hua are also being investigated in relation to assistant fee issues, leading to a heated response in the political arena and controversy over the political motivations behind these actions.
President Lai Ching-te has frequently initiated actions by investigation units since taking office on May 20 last year. In just a few months, several members of the Kuomintang have been searched and investigated, and even members of the Democratic Progressive Party were not spared, leading to strong criticism from the Kuomintang, accusing them of "using the judiciary as a tool."
Kuomintang legislator Zheng Tian-cai was searched by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office on August 27 last year because his office's executive director was suspected of corruption. Further investigations looked into whether Zheng Tian-cai received bribes from green energy companies between 2020 and 2023 and provided improper identities. Prosecutors questioned him for about 12 hours, and he was ultimately restricted to a bail of 2 million yuan for violating the Corruption Punishment Act, as well as being restricted from leaving the country or going to sea.
Kuomintang legislator Fu Kun-chi was searched by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office on March 14 to investigate whether he violated the Anti-Infiltration Act during the 2024 legislative election period, involving the gifting of campaign souvenirs. Fu Kun-chi strongly refuted this, believing that the investigation had political intentions aimed at suppressing the opposition party.
Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Yi-jin was searched by the Tainan District Prosecutor's Office on August 21 last year. The case focused on the improper use of his assistant fees, with prosecutors suspecting he had falsely declared assistant salaries to embezzle public funds. There is speculation that this may relate to factional struggles within the party; however, Lin Yi-jin did not respond directly.
Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Tai-hua was searched by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office in February this year to investigate whether he was involved in fraudulently claiming assistant fees, with prosecutors suspecting he has long been reporting false assistant lists to defraud public funds. Lin Tai-hua strongly opposed this and pointed out that "political interference in the judiciary and judicial interference in primaries" has attracted widespread attention.
