KMT’s Hsieh Tien-Lin and Father Detained in Corruption Probe | Taiwan News | Sep. 18, 2026 15:19
Prosecutors allege the June banquet served as a covert campaign event, and the court cited risks of collusion and witness tampering.
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Changhua speaker detained on vote-buying charges
Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Dien-lin (謝典霖) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and his father, Hsieh Hsin-lung (謝新隆), were ordered detained and held incommunicado by a court late on Thursday in connection with a June banquet that prosecutors allege involved vote-buying.Hsieh Dien-lin’s
Court approves detention of Changhua speaker over alleged vote-buying
Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Dien-lin (謝典霖) and his father, Hsieh Hsin-lung (謝新隆), were ordered detained and held incommunicado by a court late Thursday in connection with a June banquet that prosecutors allege involved vote-buying.
The family of Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Tien-lin is implicated in a bribery case involving meals and election fraud, as well as embezzlement of public funds. Following an investigation, prosecutors requested their detention, and the court ruled that Hsieh Tien-lin and his father, Hsieh Hsin-lung, be detained and held incommunicado, while his mother, Cheng Ju-fen, was released on bail of one million NT dollars. This case has impacted …
The prosecutors are investigating Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Tien-lin for allegedly hosting a banquet at the council. Prosecutors arrested Hsieh and others in court and applied to the court for their detention. Other accomplices were released on bail ranging from NT$30,000 to NT$100,000. In response, DPP caucus whip Chuang Jui-hsiung stated today that the case has entered the judicial process, and the DPP caucus respects the judiciary…
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