Allegations of bribery and political interference are rocking Taiwan’s political landscape as a former aide comes forward with claims against People’s Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang. The witness alleges that executives from the Tai Ya Group attempted to influence a fraud inquiry by offering payments to multiple lawmakers. This developing story centers on a potential quid pro quo and raises serious questions about the intersection of business and politics in Taiwan, with investigators now actively probing the claims.
2025.11.25 06:28 臺北時間
A key witness has come forward alleging that People’s Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang accepted bribes in exchange for intervening in a fraud case. The witness, a former aide to the deceased founder of the Tai Ya Group, claims multiple lawmakers were offered payments to influence the investigation.
As investigators continue to probe allegations of corruption against Huang Kuo-chang, evidence of a potential quid pro quo is emerging. A former aide to Shen Yu-hung, the late founder of the Tai Ya Group, has alleged that company executives sought to pressure prosecutors through intermediaries. This case is drawing scrutiny to the intersection of politics and business in Taiwan.
According to Zheng Chun-jun, Shen Yu-hung’s former special assistant, he was informed after the Tai Ya fraud case was filed that company executives had approached three lawmakers, offering a total of 2 million New Taiwan dollars to intervene with investigators. Zheng initially dismissed the information as rumor, but recent reports have led him to believe it was accurate.
Zheng emphasized that he initially didn’t take the claims seriously, believing them to be mere speculation. However, recent reporting about Huang Kuo-chang’s aggressive questioning of Justice Minister Zheng Ming-chien on June 18 regarding the Tai Ya case – during which Huang admitted to having “helped a lot” with the case before it was officially investigated – caused him to reconsider.
Further corroborating the claims, Zheng said reports of a 2 million New Taiwan dollar payment from Tai Ya to Kaiser International aligned with what he had been told. He now believes that a concerted effort was underway to falsely implicate him in a crime.
Requests for comment from Tai Ya regarding the payments to Kaiser International and the alleged involvement of three lawmakers in pressuring investigators were not immediately returned.
更新時間｜2025.11.25 06:29 臺北時間
