Prosecutors search KMT lawmaker Chen Hsueh-sheng's legislative office in corruption probe
Taiwanese prosecutors raided a sitting opposition lawmaker's office over bribery allegations — bad news for the KMT, which now faces a fresh corruption case in the middle of the parliament it controls.
- Investigators searched KMT legislator Chen Hsueh-sheng's office inside the Legislative Yuan on Monday morning.
- The Taipei prosecutors' office says he is suspected of breaking Taiwan's anti-corruption law, after someone reported him.
- The raid was led by the unit that handles political corruption cases, with agents from the Justice Ministry's investigation bureau.
- The legislature said it was told in advance and sent staff to accompany the search, but knows nothing about the case itself.
Outlook: Prosecutors say they will release more details once the search wraps up, and the case is likely to become a political fight over the KMT's grip on parliament.