Three Hualien Officials Indicted for Interfering in Recall Campaign

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Prosecutors have indicted three officials from Hualien County, saying they interfered in a recall campaign against opposition Kuomintang caucus whip Fu Kun-chi.

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00:00Prosecutors have indicted three county officials from Hualien in eastern Taiwan in an investigation

00:06linked to ongoing mass lawmaker recalls.

00:10Hualien County Legislator Fu Kuanqi, who is also the opposition Kuomintang caucus whip,

00:15is facing one such takedown campaign.

00:18Local residents who signed petitions to recall him said they were approached by county officials

00:24at their homes over their participation in the campaign.

00:27Prosecutors say the officials use city records to track down recall participants,

00:33which is beyond the scope of their authority.

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