The detention period is about to expire! The Taipei District Prosecutors Office plans to indict Ko Wen-je and four others on three serious charges. A criminal lawyer from Fidelity Law Firm explains the relevant legal provisions regarding crimes of seeking personal gain, accepting bribes, and money laundering.

Case Background and Legal Disputes

Detention period nearing its end! Taipei District Prosecutors Office plans to indict Ko Wen-je and four others on three serious charges | Mirror News reporter Yen Kai-hsu

People’s Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe’s four-month detention period in the Capital City and political donation fraud case is coming soon. According to online media reports, prosecutors believe that his criminal suspicion is serious and has reached the prosecution threshold. At least five people will be prosecuted in the near future. , including Peng Zhensheng, Shen Qingjing, Li Wenzong, Ying Xiaowei, etc. Among them, Ke Wenzhe was involved in accepting bribes for profit and was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. After being transferred to the court, the prosecutor will consider that Xu Zhiyu is still stranded overseas, and Ke Wenzhe may flee. Fight hard to renew your bet.

A criminal lawyer from Fidelity Law Firm stated that since Zhu Yahu has admitted to bribery and the flow of funds for the eight large checks has been verified, the prosecution should be drafting the indictment. Once the number of defendants, charges, facts, applicable laws, and scope of the investigation are confirmed, a public prosecution will be filed soon. Regarding the accountant, Duanmu Zheng, if he has already confessed to assisting the prosecution, he may receive a lighter sentence. If the prosecution still believes it is necessary to prosecute him, they will likely consider his role in the case and request appropriate criminal charges.

Opinion of Fidelity Law Firm

Lawyers at Fidelity Law Firm advise that in similar cases, one should not only look at the news headlines, but also return to the evidence, legal requirements, procedural stages, and the client's actual objectives. If the case has entered the court, district prosecutor's office, investigation bureau, or negotiation process, the earlier the information is gathered, the more room for maneuver it will retain.

What should be confirmed first when encountering similar cases?

• First, organize the event timeline, notices, contracts, chat logs, photos, videos, and payment information.
• Confirm the current stage of the process: it may be just a consultation, you may have been interviewed, you may have received a summons, you may have entered into court proceedings, or you may need to file a lawsuit to seek compensation.
• Assess whether there are immediate risks such as statute of limitations, evidence preservation, detention, imprisonment, settlement negotiations, or media exposure.