Ko Wen-je arrest plunges Taiwan's No. 3 party into crisis of trust

Campaign finance, corruption scandals threaten TPP's political survival

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Ko Wen-je, then the presidential candidate of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), holds a press conference in Taipei in January. He has been detained over alleged corruption in a real estate deal when he was mayor of the city. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's third-biggest political party is fighting for its survival as its leader and top figures are mired in corruption and campaign finance scandals.

Ko Wen-je, leader of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), was arrested Saturday at prosecutors' request after questioning over one of the multiple scandals -- alleged mishandling of a real estate project during his tenure as mayor of Taipei.

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