A group of 11 people, including nine officials from the opposition Kuomintang's Tainan Branch, have been indicted for allegedly faking signatures on recall petitions against ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers. This marks the first recall-related indictment in a widening investigation into alleged fraud.
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00:00Several officials from the opposition Kuomintang's Tainan branch have been indicted for allegedly forging signatures on petitions to recall lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, marking the first indictments linked to recall campaigns.
00:14Tainan prosecutors say 11 people, nine of whom are KMT officials, were indicted for faking signatures and illegally using party member information to meet the required 3,000 petition signatures within a short 10-day deadline.
00:28Authorities are looking into possible broader KMT involvement in the case.
00:33This is the latest in a widening investigation into alleged fraud that has seen several local KMT offices raided.
00:40Several people involved in recall campaigns against KMT lawmakers have also been questioned.