Ex-Taiwan mayor charged with corruption

TAIPEI, Dec 26 (AFP): Taiwan prosecutors on Thursday indicted an ex-mayor of Taipei and former presidential candidate on charges of corruption and misusing political donations and said they were seeking 28 years' jail for him.

Ko Wen-je, leader of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), ran as a third-party candidate in January's presidential election and won about a quarter of the vote.

But he has been embroiled in a number of scandals in recent months, including a corruption case involving a property development that allegedly occurred during his second term as Taipei's mayor from 2018 to 2022.