Reported 5 months ago
On July 17, 2024, Yang Wenke, the Hsinchu County Magistrate, was prosecuted in the Bamboo North Sinkhole case. The Hsinchu District Prosecutors' Office indicted Yang and 11 other officials for neglecting their duties for personal gain in connection with construction company Feng Yi, involved in substandard construction practices leading to multiple collapses, with the request to confiscate over 2.5 billion in illegal proceeds. The investigation revealed Yang's involvement in pressuring officials to allow Feng Yi to continue construction illegally despite safety risks. Feng Yi denied wrongdoing, attributing the collapses to various factors beyond construction practices.
Source: YAHOO