Among the eight defendants, former New Power Party Chairperson Hsu Yung-ming was the only one to have been released on bail. Some long-term issues and divisions within the party have been brought to the forefront.


On Aug. 4, former New Power Party Chairperson Hsu Yung-ming was released after posting a bail of NT$800,000. He spoke with the media following his release to proclaim his innocence. Five members of the NPP's policy committee, including Secretary-General Chen Chih-ming, showed up to support Hsu.

The party has split over Hsu's involvement in a bribery scandal. Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie said the party's disciplinary committee should expel Hsu.

Our former Chairperson Hsu Yung-ming should be expelled at this time in order for society to regain its trust in us. The mistakes committed during this process, including our secretary-general even using oil to put out the fire, destroyed the image of this party. I think the secretary-general should discipline himself.

Taipei City Councilor Meredith Huang said past precedence should be used to examine Hsu's words and actions. She also listed four big issues within the party, including Chen issuing statements on his own and the party having to borrow money to pay salaries. These issues have also damaged the party's reputation, as well as the decision by members of the policy committee to publicly support Hsu. Acting NPP Chairperson Chiu Hsien-chih offered a response.

Hsu was given 24 hours to appear before the committee and explain. The disciplinary committee will independently make a decision. He is scheduled to appear at 5 p.m. As this is a criminal case and we don't know the direction of the investigation and what the facts are, it's not appropriate for the party to be in touch with him.

Chiu said he has not spoken to Hsu since the latter posted bail. The NPP's disciplinary committee has five members, including two lawyers and Taipei City Councilor Lin Ying-meng. If party members do not accept the committee's decision, they can file an appeal with the arbitration committee. If this decision is still not accepted, then they will turn to the courts.




台北法院昨天裁定，時代力量前主席徐永明80萬元交保，交保後的他，強調自己絕對沒有問題，包括秘書長陳志明等五位決策委員會成員也到場打氣。

但是黨內卻出現不同聲音，高雄市議員黃捷呼籲紀律委員會，應該將徐永明除名，以示公信。

時代力量高雄市議員 黃捷表示：這個時候，除了說，我們前黨主席徐永明，應該要予以除名之外，讓社會大眾，可以重新開始信任我們。在這過程中發生的處理的瑕疵，包括我們的秘書長，甚至提油救火，也毀壞本黨的形象，我覺得秘書長這個時候，應該要自行處分。」

台北市議員黃郁芬則認為，應該比照過去對待他黨的標準，檢視徐永明的言行，同時她也點出黨內四大亂象，包括陳志明主動對外表示，借錢發黨工薪水，引發社會質疑，二度重創時代力量聲譽，明顯不適任，而部分決策委員會成員到場送暖，也影響外界觀感，時代力量代理黨主席邱顯智也親上火線，對外說明。

時代力量代理黨主席 邱顯智表示：「（徐永明）24小時內到會來說明，並且由紀律委員會，獨立來做出決定，訂的時間是下午5點。這個現在他一個是刑事案件，因為我們不知道，到底檢調偵辦的方向，跟犯罪調查建構事實是什麼，所以也不宜去做接觸。」

從徐永明交保後，邱顯智表示，並沒有跟徐永明有接觸，而紀律委員會有5名成員，包含兩名律師，以及台北市議員林穎孟等人，若紀律委員會做出的裁決，黨員同志不服，可以向黨仲裁委員會進行申訴救濟，若再不服，則救濟就是回到法院審理。