Yilan County Magistrate To Appeal 12.5 Year Corruption Sentence

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Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zi-miao has been found guilty of corruption and money laundering after a two-year investigation into a property deal. She plans to appeal the ruling.

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00:00Sentenced to 12 and a half years, but still holding her head high, 72-year-old Yilan County

00:06Magistrate Lin Tzu-Miao says she will appeal after being convicted of corruption regarding

00:11a property deal.

00:12I didn't do anything wrong.

00:13I didn't do anything wrong.

00:14Why do they have to sentence me to this?

00:15I'm very sad.

00:16I'm very heartbroken.

00:17Everyone knows that Taiwan's judicial system has been politically kidnapped.

00:18We will continue to appeal.

00:19Prosecutors say Lin provided a tax cut to Lin Tzu-Miao.

00:20She also had over US$2 million in transactions from an account that she could not explain.

00:46Lin was found guilty of misusing public funds, money laundering, and improper record-keeping.

00:51The court ordered Lin to return almost US$1 million in illegal profits.

00:56She will also be barred from holding public office for six years, with her deputy Lin

01:00Mao-sheng taking over as acting magistrate.

01:16Local officials from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party praised the corruption verdict.

01:28Thirteen others involved in the property deal were also sentenced on Tuesday, including

01:32Lin's daughter.

01:33Lin plans to file an appeal, confident she can clear her name.

01:36Prosecutors may appeal as well, seeking an even harsher sentence.

01:41Kama Sri and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.

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