Ma Ying-jeou issued a strict order! After Li De-wei failed to attend the board meeting as scheduled on the 21st, the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation has now spoken out! On May 19th, the foundation stated that Li De-wei's statements have been inconsistent and unreliable. Having personally assured Ma Ying-jeou on the 15th that he could submit the investigation report by the 21st, Li now suddenly found new excuses to claim he cannot complete it on time—this breach of promise is deeply regrettable. The three-member investigative team has been examining allegations of breach of trust and embezzlement involving Hsiao Hsu-tsen and Wang Kuang-tzu for nearly two months.
The foundation had repeatedly urged the investigative panel to thoroughly examine the three witness testimonies and physical evidence provided by our organization. However, the questions raised during their recent inquiries bear little relevance to the evidence we submitted, instead focusing almost exclusively on Chairman Ma’s health. Therefore, Ma Ying-jeou believes the investigation should no longer be deliberately delayed under various pretexts, and must be concluded promptly. Consequently, he has extended the deadline for submitting the investigation report from the 21st to the 27th, setting this as the final limit.
Evidently, after Li De-wei declared he could not attend on the 21st, the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation issued an unusually stern statement. What does this indicate? It reveals that, in Ma Ying-jeou’s view, Li De-wei is intentionally stalling, and a definitive conclusion regarding Hsiao Hsu-tsen must now be reached. In reality, from Li De-wei’s perspective, this entire matter is fundamentally a political maneuver with insufficient evidence—thus, he refuses to act as a pawn or take the fall, choosing to stand firm and simply refuse to attend. This latest move by Ma Ying-jeou clearly constitutes pressure on Li De-wei; if Li continues to resist cooperation, Ma may very well replace him.
The situation is clear: the faction around Ma Ying-jeou led by Jin Pu-cong is seeking full control over the foundation. Naturally, this group aims to completely dismantle and convict Hsiao Hsu-tsen. With this final deadline now set, the facade of harmony has been completely torn apart. By speaking publicly through the foundation, Ma Ying-jeou is both reprimanding Li De-wei and his investigative team, while also sending a strong signal to other hesitant factions within the party—making it clear he will not allow the situation to remain indefinitely stalled. He is determined to use this investigation to bring about tangible outcomes. Of course, “the innocent need not fear”—this incident certainly deserves a proper conclusion.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1865607829487690/
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