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Kinmen District Prosecutors Office held the "114th National Farmers and Fisheries Association Election Procuratorate, Police, Investigation, Political Ethics Election Inspection Pre-Strategy Meeting"

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In response to the nationwide grassroots farmers and fishermen association elections to be held on February 15, 2015, the Kinmen District Prosecutors Office held a "115 National Farmers and Fishermen Association Election Prosecutors Office" today (24) to strengthen anti-bribery cooperation and integrate anti-election bribery forces. The pre-election inspection strategy meeting was chaired by Chief Prosecutor Zhou Shiyu of the agency, and Chief Prosecutor Mao Youzeng of the Kinmen Prosecutor's Office of the Fujian High Prosecutor's Office personally guided the meeting. The Bureau, Kinmen County Government's Political Affairs Department and other judicial police agencies under its jurisdiction exchanged opinions on the strategic guidelines for the 115th Farmers and Fisheries Association re-election, jointly reached a consensus, and improved the upcoming anti-bribery and anti-bribery work. In September this year, the agency appointed Chief Prosecutor Lin Bowen as the executive secretary of the election investigation, and established a bribery investigation contact window between the agency and the judicial police agencies and political law units within its jurisdiction to share and integrate possible money, violence and foreign forces. The judicial organs have actively spread the information of the elections to the communities, civil groups and neighbors to investigate possible bribery in each constituency, and have maintained close contact with them to accurately and quickly respond and promptly investigate bribery and foreign forces. Illegal acts such as intermediary selection. During the meeting, the agency, the Fujian Provincial Investigation Division of the Investigation Bureau, the Kinmen County Police Department, and the Kinmen County Government’s Political Affairs Department gave work reports. Each agency reported on the current situation of electoral districts with bribery risks, bribery investigation strategies, specific implementation methods, and anti-bribery measures. Exchange views on work progress and build team awareness. After listening to the reports of various agencies at the meeting, Chief Prosecutor Mao Youzeng of the Kinmen Branch of the Fujian High Prosecutor's Office stated that the Farmers and Fishermen Associations were established to protect the rights and interests of farmers and fishermen, improve their lives, and promote the development of agriculture and fisheries. The proper operation of the Farmers and Fishermen Association is related to the rights and interests of the majority of farmers and fishermen. Although vote-buying in the previous elections of the Farmers and Fishermen Associations in this jurisdiction was relatively rare, it should not be taken lightly, especially since the election day coincides with the Chinese New Year. Special attention should be paid to whether there is any bribery under the pretext of bribery. It also stressed that if there is any information about election bribery during the election period, it is imperative to contact the executive secretary, integrate case resources, and investigate strictly. The information of the whistleblower should be kept strictly confidential so that the public can feel the government's determination to investigate bribery and thus have the courage to report it. In addition to thanking Chief Prosecutor Mao for his encouragement and guidance, Chief Prosecutor Zhou Shiyu of the agency also instructed all judicial police agencies to keep abreast of election changes in constituencies assessed to have risks of vote-buying and to report them immediately to the agency for response, in order to prevent violence from disrupting the election. In addition, we should strictly guard against criminal methods that use AI deepfakes, hacked letters, fake messages, false propaganda, etc. to influence the election situation, as well as whether there is any foreign intervention. Attorney General Zhou also emphasized that all agencies should The principle of "administrative neutrality" should be upheld in implementing various election inspection measures to avoid causing unnecessary disputes. The agency will also continue to combine government and private resources, conduct advocacy through multiple and diverse channels, and properly utilize the resources of judicial protection cooperative groups to create the highest effectiveness of anti-election bribery advocacy, purify election atmosphere, and establish high-quality democratic life. "Vote fairly and stay happy forever." The agency will keep the identity of the reporter absolutely confidential for reporting bribery cases, and will offer a reward of up to NT$2 million. The relevant reward will be paid for quick reporting and quick review, calling on the public to bravely report bribery and ensure Elections should be clean and have a good atmosphere. Hotline for reporting election bribery: 0800-024-099 (Please press 4 after dialing)

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