New Power Party Legislator Huang Kuo-chang recently accused Kuomintang presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu of being involved in an illegal gravel excavation case. On Dec. 2, Han's legal team filed a lawsuit at the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office against Huang for spreading fake information with the intent of making Han appear unsuitable for the presidency.


Han Kuo-yu's legal team arrives at the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office on Dec. 2 to press charges against New Power Party Legislator Huang Kuo-chang. The lawsuit said Huang spread fake information with the intent of making Han appear unsuitable for the presidency by accusing Han being involved in an illegal gravel excavation case.

Legislator Huang Kuo-chang was obviously lying when he claimed he did his homework. He is using false information to attack the reputation of a candidate and affect his election chances. This is an obvious attempt to influence an election, which is why we have filed a lawsuit today.

One day earlier, Huang mocked Han in a Facebook post by reminding him to ring the "Accusation Bell" instead of the "Special Service Bell" at the prosecutors' office. Han's office had this to say in response.

How is it that Huang Kuo-chang's perspective has become so narrow? When he is faced with us using judicial methods to ask for a fair interpretation, he can only come up with these sarcastic and sour remarks. It's the same with those netizens who praise him as a deity without considering that he is becoming more and more out of touch as he tries to make himself relevant in the election. I think this is lamentable.

Huang also told Han to request an immediate hearing to ensure the two could have a showdown in a public court of law. Han's office said Huang should convince President Tsai Ing-wen to agree to participate in a debate instead. It appears the gravel case will not be resolved any time soon, now that charges have been pressed.



國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜陣營到北檢按鈴提告，指控時代力量立委黃國昌爆料韓國瑜砂石案是亂放消息、意圖使人不當選。

韓國瑜競選辦公室法律顧問 葉慶元表示：「如果黃國昌委員，真的如他所宣稱的，非常認真做功課，那麼他很明顯就是在說謊，用不實訊息來打擊候選人名譽，並且影響他的選情，這明顯構成了妨害選舉罪，所以我們今天按鈴申告。」

對於韓國瑜競辦要提告，黃國昌1日就先在臉書發文提醒韓國瑜不要錯按成"愛心鈴"鬧笑話，韓競辦再度反擊。

韓國瑜競選辦公室發言人 葉元之表示：「黃國昌怎麼格局越來越小，當面對我們要用司法，來尋求相關的公平的時候，居然只能講得出這種酸言酸語，跟網路上鄉民一樣，鄉民把他譽為戰神，沒有想到他晚節不保，為了搶救選情，居然講話越來越不入流，我覺得很可悲。」

對於黃國昌請韓國瑜直接提自訴，拜託承辦法官立即開庭審理，讓雙方在公開法庭直球對決，葉元之反倒要黃國昌呼籲總統蔡英文接受辯論。隨著韓陣營提告黃國昌，韓國瑜砂石案風波恐怕還沒辦法平息。