Prosecutors in Taiwan raided the office and home of KMT lawmaker Chen Hsueh-sheng in a corruption probe, a bad sign for the party and for trust in the legislature.

• Investigators searched 35 locations, including Chen's home, his legislative office, and several shipping companies.
• Twenty-seven people were called in for questioning, among them Chen's younger brother, who runs his office, plus aides and secretaries.
• The main allegation is that Chen used relatives and friends to claim assistant salaries he was not entitled to, and took favors from companies.
• A separate case moved from Kaohsiung prosecutors to Taipei accuses him of pressuring officials to help a shipping firm get out of a contract without paying extra costs.

Outlook: Chen and the others questioned face further rounds of interrogation, and prosecutors will decide whether to press formal corruption charges.