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Wang Guangci: Relevant Evidence Provided to Investigation Team, Hopes Ma Ying-jeou Enjoys Peaceful Retirement

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Wang Guangci stated that relevant evidence was provided during an interview with the investigation team regarding funds allegedly handled improperly by former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's foundation.
  • She expressed regret for not having the opportunity to explain directly to Ma and urged his current colleagues to support his family's wishes for him to retire peacefully.
  • Wang clarified that NT$3.3 million in cash donations, given to Ma personally because donors wished to remain anonymous, was used for public affairs and fully spent by early 2026.

Wang Guangci has stated that all relevant evidence concerning financial matters related to former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's foundation was provided during her interview with an investigation team. She expressed regret that she has not had the opportunity to personally explain the situation to Ma Ying-jeou.

Relevant evidence was provided during the investigation team's interview.

· Wang GuangciStating that she submitted all necessary proof to investigators.

Wang urged Ma's current colleagues and new staff to support the wishes of Ma's family for him to retire and enjoy his remaining years peacefully. She clarified that certain funds, which the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation claims were not properly accounted for, were instead donated directly to Ma personally. This occurred because the donors preferred to remain anonymous and not leave a record with the foundation.

It is regrettable that I have never had the opportunity to explain to former President Ma in person, and I hope that former colleagues and new employees who are still accompanying former President Ma can support and understand the thoughts and plans of Ma's family for former President Ma, so that former President Ma can truly retire and enjoy his remaining years.

· Wang GuangciExpressing her wish for Ma Ying-jeou's peaceful retirement and understanding from his current associates.

According to Wang, Ma agreed to accept these cash donations, totaling NT$3.3 million, during a meeting on March 15, 2024, and instructed that they be used for public affairs. These funds began to be used in May 2024 and were fully depleted by the Lunar New Year of 2026. She noted that due to insufficient remaining funds, other foundation employees received only two months' bonus, unlike in previous years, and that she herself did not receive a year-end bonus.

These donations to former President Ma personally were all in cash, totaling 3.3 million yuan, and were used for public affairs from May 2024, and were all spent by the Lunar New Year of 2026.

· Wang GuangciDetailing the amount, source, and use of cash donations made to Ma Ying-jeou.

Wang also mentioned that Ma's wife, Chou Mei-ching, and elder sister, Ma Yi-nan, met with doctors in October 2023. Following this meeting, Chou Mei-ching instructed that Ma Ying-jeou should not attend public events, except for a previously scheduled KMT chairmanship inauguration on November 1, 2023, as doctors advised he was not fit for public appearances. Wang stated she first saw the accusations and the foundation's fact-checking report when the investigation team contacted her for an interview in late April 2024.

Due to insufficient balance, all employees except Wang Guangci received two months' bonus compared to the past.

· Wang GuangciExplaining the impact of fund shortages on employee bonuses.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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