Ko Wen-je Faces Second Arrest

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Taiwan People’s Party founder and former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je faces a second arrest after a court overturned a prior decision to release him from custody.

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00:00Former Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe is facing a second arrest.

00:03That's after a court agreed with an appeal seeking to overturn his release on Monday

00:07from detention.

00:09Prosecutors suspect that Ke was party to a corrupt deal aimed at getting permission for

00:13a shopping mall to massively expand its floor area.

00:17The scandal has enveloped several officials.

00:19And Ke's stature as the founder of one of Taiwan's three biggest political parties has

00:23turned this local affair into a national political earthquake.

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