Bank Accounts and Credit Cards All Frozen! Chen Pei-chi Laments Ko Wen-je Has Become a 'Zero-Yuan Beggar,' Slams Judicial Injustice in 3 Points, Announces International Press Conference

Chen Pei-chi, wife of former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) chair Ko Wen-je, posted on Facebook today (27) revealing that Ko recently discovered all his personal bank accounts, retirement funds, and credit cards had been completely frozen and seized when attempting to purchase a train ticket online, reducing him to a 'zero-yuan beggar.'

Chen expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Control Yuan's NT$557.9 million fine and the High Administrative Court's proceedings, launching a fierce attack on the Control Yuan and judicial system as 'ridiculous farce.' She announced plans to hold an international press conference to expose the absurdity of Taiwan's judiciary to global media.

Chen noted that Ko, during his tenure as Taipei mayor, actively promoted electronic payments, yet now faces severe hardship due to the account freeze. Having served 25 years as an intensive care physician, 8 years as capital city mayor, and 5 years as founding party chair, Ko has been cruelly persecuted by the DPP and Lai Qing-te administration, she claimed.

In response to public criticism saying 'just don't be corrupt,' Chen countered that not a single cent of the NT$557.9 million fine imposed by the Control Yuan went into private pockets.

Regarding last Wednesday's High Administrative Court hearing on the NT$557.9 million penalty case, Chen stated Ko did not appear in person but was represented by three lawyers. She noted even the presiding judge demanded the Control Yuan clarify the rationale, legitimacy, and logic behind the penalty, indicating the decision was incomprehensible.

Chen criticized the Control Yuan's representative, an official surnamed Luo, for failing to explain legal grounds or factual basis in court, instead acting like a paparazzi by investigating personal financial transactions and falsely accusing the Ko family of asset concealment.

Chen angrily responded that Ko's declared assets during his mayoral term ranged between NT$20-24 million. To raise the NT$70 million bail ordered by judges Jiang Jun-ye and Xu Fang-yu, Ko had already emptied his savings and borrowed tens of millions more, with substantial legal fees still pending.

'If I don't sell real estate, what should I sell? Should I sell my body?' Chen fumed. She cited legislator Weng Hsiao-ling's criticism that an implicated prosecutor was released on just NT$20,000 bail, highlighting the absurd disparity in judicial standards.

On the corruption charges, Chen pointed out the court ruled that a NT$2.1 million political donation received by the TPP constituted corruption, resulting in a 13-year sentence. However, Ko only learned of this donation when reading a newspaper in prison, during his second month of detention by prosecutor Lin Chun-yen.

She questioned how a political donation of which the defendant was completely unaware could be deemed corruption, calling it 'the biggest farce in Taiwan's judicial history.'

Citing behind-the-scenes analysis, Chen suggested this ruling serves Lai Qing-te's 'kill two birds with one stone' strategy: preventing Ko from running for office again to consolidate power, while providing material for 'Blue Bird' and green media to smear Ko on social media.

On accounting issues and the Muke Company controversy, Chen explained from a legal standpoint. She noted that accountants can correct reporting errors, no funds entered private pockets, and final figures matched—yet Ko is still held criminally liable and forced to pay compensation.

Regarding Muke Company's NT$770,000 revenue from campaign merchandise and concert profits being labeled embezzlement, Chen accused the judiciary of counting the NT$5 million concert production costs and merchandise expenses as 'Ko Wen-je's embezzlement' in the penalty amount. 'No country in the world has a judicial system that bans cost accounting in sales or concerts,' she said, calling it 'a laughable global scandal.' She announced she is preparing to hold an international press conference to explain this to global media.