Finally home after a year in detention, Ko Wen-je's bail was NT$70 million. | Lawyer Li Xin explains the criteria for determining detention, the procedures for bail, and electronic monitoring equipment.

Finally home after a year in custody, Ko Wen-je released on NT$70 million bail | TVBS News reporter Guo Ying

News link:https://youtu.be/07FuZ3ZbrLU?si=yYWr_mTHyc8aO-zN

The Taipei District Court ruled that Ko Wen-je be released on bail of NT$70 million, restricted from leaving the country and going to sea, and required to wear an electronic anklet. Upon receiving the news, his wife Chen Pei-chi quickly raised money, but Ko Wen-je issued a statement through his appointed lawyer, saying that he would consider carefully whether to post bail. The People's Party said it understood Ko Wen-je's determination to defend his innocence, and if Ko Wen-je agreed to sign on Monday, bail would be posted immediately.

Li Xin, an attorney at Fidelity Law Firm, said that the judge allowed Ko Wen-je to post bail, but required Ko Wen-je to pay the bail in his own name: this is relatively rare in practice. The purpose may be that if the bail is paid by Ko Wen-je himself, it will belong to Ko Wen-je's property. If Ko Wen-je is found guilty in the future and the proceeds of crime need to be confiscated, the bail can be directly confiscated.

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