Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zi-miao has been found guilty of corruption and money laundering after a two-year investigation into a property deal. She plans to appeal the ruling.
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00:00Sentenced to 12 and a half years, but still holding her head high, 72-year-old Yilan County
00:06Magistrate Lin Tzu-Miao says she will appeal after being convicted of corruption regarding
00:11a property deal.
00:12I didn't do anything wrong.
00:13I didn't do anything wrong.
00:14Why do they have to sentence me to this?
00:15I'm very sad.
00:16I'm very heartbroken.
00:17Everyone knows that Taiwan's judicial system has been politically kidnapped.
00:18We will continue to appeal.
00:19Prosecutors say Lin provided a tax cut to Lin Tzu-Miao.
00:20She also had over US$2 million in transactions from an account that she could not explain.
00:46Lin was found guilty of misusing public funds, money laundering, and improper record-keeping.
00:51The court ordered Lin to return almost US$1 million in illegal profits.
00:56She will also be barred from holding public office for six years, with her deputy Lin
01:00Mao-sheng taking over as acting magistrate.
01:16Local officials from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party praised the corruption verdict.
01:28Thirteen others involved in the property deal were also sentenced on Tuesday, including
01:32Lin's daughter.
01:33Lin plans to file an appeal, confident she can clear her name.
01:36Prosecutors may appeal as well, seeking an even harsher sentence.
01:41Kama Sri and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.