Ko bribery case verdict scheduled for next MarchStaff writer, with CNAA verdict in the trial of former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) over allegations that he accepted bribes in the Core Pacific City development project and misused political donations would be handed down in late March, a Taipei judge said on Wednesday. Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je emerges from the Taipei District Court on the last day of his corruption trial on Wednesday. In the Core Pacific City development project case, Ko is accused of receiving bribes from Core Pacific Group chairman Sheen Ching-jing (沈慶京) in exchange for granting a massive, illegal increase in the project’s floor-area ratio (FAR). Ko allowed his supporters to pressure the judiciary, including by surrounding the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office and issuing online threats, they said. Meanwhile, Taipei City Councilor Angela Ying (應曉薇), another suspect, expressed hope that the trial would clear her name.

Source: Taipei Times December 25, 2025 17:23 UTC