Prosecutors raid independent lawmaker May Chin's office
Posted on 2026-02-11 08:15:19
Prosecutors have searched the office of independent lawmaker Kao Chin Su-mei on suspicion of misappropriating salary payments to her aides.
The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office carried out the raid on Kao's legislative office and summoned her for questioning Tuesday morning.
Kao is accused of misappropriating her aides' salary payments -- which is an offense under the Anti-Corruption Act.
The prosecutors' office has not released any further details of the case.
The search came after lawmakers passed a legal revision last month giving lawmakers more leeway to set aides' salaries using Legislature-issued "subsidies."
Under the previous system, the Legislature budgeted a fixed annual amount for each aide's salary and office operations.
The D-P-P has criticized the amendment, saying it was intended to decriminalize misappropriation of aides' wages and could encourage embezzlement.
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