According to the video footage released by the Taipei District Court from the oral argument session, in court Ko Wen-je spoke with a trembling voice, saying: "I am a very thrifty person. When I was mayor of Taipei, one evening around 10 p.m., upon returning home, I saw Pei-Chi Chen kneeling on the floor cleaning the floor. I emphasized that we never hired domestic help, using this as evidence to rebut the prosecution's corruption allegations."
Taiwanese financial influencer Hsu Tsai-Pin posted on March 31st questioning why a thrifty person wouldn't commit corruption. She mentioned a friend who is extremely frugal—always refusing hotel stays and claiming she'd rather stay at her place. However, after each visit, large portions of vitamin C, fish oil, and Zhi Fei Ming (a brand of supplement) would mysteriously disappear. She joked that strangely, the calcium tablets were never taken.
Hsu stated that even small loose change—like ten-yuan or five-yuan bills left casually on her desk for shopping change—would quietly vanish. She stressed that it's incorrect to assume that a thrifty person cannot be corrupt; rather, only honest people avoid corruption. Even without an IQ of 157, one should understand this basic principle.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861236306424832/
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