The chairman and the vice chairman and the Taiwan People's Communist Party
has been found not guilty of contravening the Anti-Infiltration Act and
attempting to influence elections.

The ruling was handed down by the Taipei District Court.

Party Chairman Lin De-wang and Vice Chairman Cheng Jien-hsin were indicted in
October of 2023 for accepting financial support and COVID test kits from
China in a bid to bolster the party's 2022 election prospects.

Prosecutors alleged that such behavior and the charge that Cheng ran for the
Taipei City Council with Chinese support violated the Civil Servants Election
and Recall Act and the Anti-infiltration Act.

However, the district court ruled that during the 2022 election campaign
events, Cheng had not yet been officially announced as a candidate, meaning
neither Lin nor Cheng violated Article 45 of the Public Officials Election
and Recall Act.

The court says that means neither of them could not be punished under the
Anti-Infiltration Act.

The ruling can be appealed.