Lin Te-wang

Tainan prosecutors allege that Lin received instructions and funding from Chinese Communist Party-linked actors to run for local office and support another candidate. Investigators also examine China trips offered to voters as possible vote-buying. A court ordered detention and restricted contact.

State of the evidence

Prosecutorial claims reported by CNA and AP; no adjudication of guilt.

Legal status — source text

Court-ordered detention in an ongoing election-interference investigation; no verdict.

Attribution

Alleged foreign-directed candidacy and possible voter inducements.

On June 9, 2025, a Taipei court acquitted Lin and other defendants of alleged Chinese funding and electoral influence under Taiwan’s Anti-Infiltration Act. Prosecutors said they would consider an appeal.

State of the evidence

First-instance decision reported by Taiwan’s CNA.

Legal status — source text

Acquitted at first instance on June 9, 2025; any appeal outcome unverified.

Attribution

Allegations from this earlier case were not upheld at first instance.