Senior DPP legislator Lin Tai-hua has been accused of fraudulently claiming fees for assistants. She says the charges are political persecution. Lin has been the frontrunner for the DPP's nomination in the 2026 Kaohsiung mayoral race.
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00:00Prominent Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker, Lin Taihua, says that corruption charges brought
00:05against her amount to political persecution.
00:09If you break the law again, the law will come out.
00:16Prosecutors began searching Lin's office and residence after she was accused of fraudulently
00:21claiming fees for assistance.
00:24The investigation is ongoing, with officials questioning Lin and some of her colleagues.
00:29Lin had been the frontrunner for her party's nomination in the 2026 Kaohsiung mayoral race.