00:00Police in southern Taiwan have detained the organizer of a recall campaign
00:03for allegedly violating personal data laws.
00:07Xu Sangxian is being held incommunicado by the Kaohsiung District Court.
00:11He is suspected of forging signatures on recall petitions
00:14against ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers Xu Zhijie and Huang Jie.
00:19Prosecutors say he also colluded with other campaigners to destroy evidence.
00:24It comes amid widespread efforts to unseat politicians
00:26from both the DPP and the opposition Gomingdang.
00:30But several campaigns are now under investigation for alleged misconduct,
00:34including petitions containing the signatures of dead people.
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