Onetime Taiwan presidential hopeful Ko Wen-je convicted of graft
Politics
Taiwan People’s Party founder expected to appeal 17-year sentence
Former Taipei mayor and onetime presidential candidate Ko Wen-je arrives at a court in Taipei ahead of the verdict in his corruption trial on March 26. © Reuters
THOMPSON CHAU
March 26, 2026 16:53 JST
Updated on March 26, 2026 18:02 JST
TAIPEI — A court in Taipei on Thursday convicted former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je of graft, in a verdict that could inflame Taiwan’s ongoing political crisis.
