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Taichung village chiefs indicted for profiting from illegal base station installations, pocketing fees and avoiding rent

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two former and current village chiefs in Taichung's Heping District are accused of illegally allowing a telecom company to install base stations on community activity center rooftops.
  • The officials allegedly collected monthly fees for the base stations in their personal accounts, totaling hundreds of thousands of New Taiwan dollars.
  • They are also accused of enabling the telecom company to avoid paying venue rental fees to the district office.

Two village chiefs in Taichung's Heping District face charges for allegedly misusing public property and funds. The former and current chiefs are accused of permitting China Telecom to install base stations on the roof of a community activity center without official consent.

Instead of channeling the rental income to the district office, the officials reportedly pocketed the funds. Authorities allege they collected monthly fees for the base stations, with one chief receiving NT$400,000 and the other NT$200,000, depositing the money into their personal bank accounts.

Furthermore, the arrangement is said to have allowed China Telecom to bypass standard venue rental payments to the district office. The prosecution has indicted the two individuals, seeking to hold them accountable for their alleged actions.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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