Prosecutors in Ko Wen-je Trial Decline To Appeal Court's Bail Offer

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Prosecutors say they won't appeal a Taipei court's ruling granting a US$2 million bail to former Taipei mayor and Taiwan People's Party founder Ko Wen-je again. Ko is facing trial on corruption and embezzlement charges.

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00:00Prosecutors say they won't appeal a Taipei court's decision to grant bail to Taiwan People's

00:05Party founder Ke Wen-zhe again.

00:07The former Taipei mayor and presidential hopeful was released on a US$2 million bail earlier

00:13this month after spending a year in detention.

00:16Prosecutors appealed the decision, but the Taipei District Court upheld the ruling.

00:20Ke is facing trial on charges of corruption and embezzlement, which some critics have

00:25called politically motivated.

00:27He remains under electronic surveillance and is barred from leaving the country.

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