Taitung Officials Detained
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Taitung County officials in Taiwan are facing detention requests and investigations for alleged corruption. The agriculture department director and others are accused of profiting from widening a road for a resort development project. Prosecutors are probing the officials for alleged profiteering and bribery.
Taitung Officials Seek Detention in Resort Road Scandal
- Taiwan's Taitung County government's agricultural department director, Hsu Chia-hao, and another official are facing detention requests. - They are accused of using public resources to illegally widen a rural road to benefit a resort invested in by the county speaker's family. - Prosecutors are investigating potential corruption and abuse of power, with two other defendants granted bail.
Taitung Agriculture Chief, Four Others Detained on Corruption Charges
- Taiwan's Taitung County Agriculture Department Director Hsu Chia-hao and four others were transferred to the prosecutor's office early this morning on suspicion of corruption. - The investigation ceโฆ
Taitung Agriculture Chief Probed for Alleged Profiteering in Resort Road Expansion
- Taitung County's Agriculture Department director and others were investigated for allegedly profiting by widening a road for a resort invested in by the family of the County Speaker. - The road, oriโฆ
Taitung Agriculture Officials Investigated for Alleged Corruption in Road Widening Project
- Taitung County's Agriculture Department officials are being investigated for allegedly favoring a resort development project. - The investigation involves widening an agricultural road from 3 metersโฆ