00:00Here in Taipei, prosecutors say they will appeal a district court's decision to release
00:05former Taipei Mayor Ke Wen-ze on bail after nearly a year in detention.
00:10The Taiwan People's Party founder is on trial for corruption and embezzlement.
00:15After Ke was let out on Monday, the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office said they'd found
00:19evidence of his wrongdoing and cautioned him against using the media to sway public opinion.
00:25Ke and the TPP have accused President Lai Ching-de and the government of judicial persecution.
00:31A spokesperson for the presidential office says the TPP should respect the court's handling
00:35of the case and condemned what she called baseless attacks on the president.
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