A Taipei court has rejected former Mayor Ko Wen-je's request for a hearing on the legality of his arrest. Prosecutors arrested him early Saturday morning after he refused to continue questioning in connection with a corruption investigation. The rejection means Ko will remain in custody.
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00:00Former Taipei Mayor Ke Wen-je has lost his request for a court hearing on the legality
00:05of his detention. The founder of the Taiwan People's Party will remain in custody of the
00:10Taipei District Prosecutor's Office. Corruption investigators raided Ke's home and party headquarters
00:16on Friday. They took him in for questioning that lasted late into the night. Prosecutors
00:21formally arrested him early Saturday morning after he refused to continue with the interrogation.
00:27Ke then filed for a court hearing, saying the arrest was unlawful. The Taipei District
00:32Court has now rejected that request.