Summary
- Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je has been detained over alleged corruption from his time as mayor of Taipei.
- Ko’s young supporters, known as the “little grasses,” protested against what they perceived as “judicial injustice” in his case.
- Ko’s involvement and opportunism are criticized, contrasting him with Nelson Mandela.
- The politicization of Ko’s case and involvement of KMT members like Ma Ying-jeou Foundation director Hsiao Hsu-tsen raise questions about political hypocrisy.
