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Updated Friday, March 12, 2010 9:53 am TWN, CNA

City Council speaker detained by prosecutors

CHIAYI, Taiwan -- The speaker of the Chiayi City Council was detained Wednesday after being questioned over alleged vote-buying in a recent city council speaker election.

Seven councilors gathered in front of the Chiayi City Council Thursday to express their support for Lin Chen-hsun but said they respect the prosecutor's rights and responsibilities.

Lin, who was an independent councilor in the southern city, defeated the former speaker, Tsai Kuei-szu of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), by one ballot in the March 1 election.

Two councilors were questioned by prosecutors last Friday over alleged bribery in the run-up to the election. Chang Min-chyi was detained after being questioned, while the other councilor, David Fu, was released on NT$200,000 bail.

The Chiayi City Council has 24 councilors, eight from the KMT, six from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), nine independents and one from the Taiwan Solidarity Union.

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