Authorities are detaining Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je amid an
investigation into allegations of corruption related to the Core Pacific City

The issue dates back to when he was mayor of Taipei.

Ko was taken to the Taipei Detention Center in New Taipei City's Tucheng
District, after the Taipei District Court reversed Monday's decision that
ordered his release without bail.

Prosecutors appealed the initial ruling on Wednesday citing additional
evidence... this led the High Court to rule that the district court should
hold a second detention hearing.

Ko didn't speak to reporters when he arrived in court to attend a procedural
meeting between the prosecution and defense.

The court then held the detention hearing at 2PM Thursday and released its
verdict ordering Ko's detention some three-hours later.

According to the court, Ko "clearly knew" that raising the floor area ratio
of Core Pacific City shopping mall was illegal, yet he "insisted" that it
happen.

The court also stated that Ko's case formally meets the requirements for the
crime of knowingly "seeking unlawful gains for oneself or for others" as
stipulated in Article 6 of the Anti-Corruption Act.

The ruling can be appealed.

T-P-P lawmaker Huang Shan-shan has described the decision to detain Ko as
"regrettable," and stressed that the party "will continue to support Ko to
defend his innocence in accordance with the law."

The party also took to social media to say Ko had been "unfairly treated" by
the court and questioned why Monday's decision to release him without bail
had been reversed.