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'''Yang Chung-tse''' ({{zh|t=楊宗哲}}) is a Taiwanese politician. |
'''Yang Chung-tse''' ({{zh|t=楊宗哲}}) is a Taiwanese politician. |
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==Education== |
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Yang holds a master of business administration from [[Tunghai University]].<ref name="ly6"/> |
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==Political career== |
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In May 2012, Yang was sentenced to thirteen years imprisonment by the Taichung branch of the [[Taiwan High Court]], for accepting a total of NT$8.31 million in bribes during his tenure as leader of Xihu.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Rich |title=Former legislator sentenced to 13 years |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/05/07/2003532208 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=7 May 2012}}</ref> |
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Yang served two full terms on the [[Changhua County Council]].<ref name="ly6"/> He was first elected to lead [[Xihu, Changhua|Xihu]] in the [[1997–98 Taiwanese local elections|1997 mayoral elections]], reelected in [[2001–02 Taiwanese local elections|2002]], and removed from office in 2003.<ref name="ltn2018sentencing"/> The following year, Yang won election to the [[Legislative Yuan]], on behalf of the [[Non-Partisan Solidarity Union]].<ref name="ly6">{{cite news |title=Yang Chung-tse (6) |url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=11744 |access-date=11 December 2024 |agency=Legislative Yuan}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | During his legislative term, Yang drew media attention for missing several sessions of the Legislative Yuan, including a vote of no confidence against President [[Chen Shui-bian]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Flora |title=Third presidential recall motion fails |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/11/25/2003337775 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=25 November 2006}}</ref> and, in particular, did not attend any committee-level meetings throughout the fourth session of the Sixth Legislative Yuan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ko |first1=Shu-ling |title=Survey gives 24 lawmakers failing grade |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/10/2003360260 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=10 May 2007}}</ref> As a legislator, he supported initiatives for animal rights and welfare,<ref>{{cite news |title=Rare birds still alive |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/15/2003267807 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=15 August 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shih |first1=Hsiu-chuan |title=Illegal hunting rife in the Dawushan nature reserve |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/03/31/2003300114 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=31 March 2006}}</ref> and co-sponsored an online referendum to select a [[National symbols of Taiwan|Taiwanese national bird]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Magpie and pheasant short-listed in bird vote |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/05/02/2003359103 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=2 May 2007}}</ref> |
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==Legal judgments== |
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Yang had been removed from political office in Xihu in 2003, after being sentenced to fourteen years in prison during the first trial of a bribery case against him.<ref name="ltn2018sentencing">{{cite news |last1=顏 |first1=宏駿 |title=規定回扣25％！索賄831萬判囚9年 前溪湖鎮長楊宗哲入監 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2544444 |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=Liberty Times |date=7 September 2018 |language=zh}}</ref> In May 2012, an appeal was heard by the Taichung branch of the [[Taiwan High Court]], and his prison sentence was reduced to thirteen years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Rich |title=Former legislator sentenced to 13 years |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/05/07/2003532208 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=7 May 2012}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of the Republic of China|Supreme Court]] ruled on the case in September 2018, reducing Yang's sentence to nine years.<ref name="ltn2018sentencing"/><ref name="ett2018sentencing">{{cite news |last1=唐 |first1=詠絮 |title=纏訟18年 工程回扣貪汙案定讞 前立委楊宗哲發監執行 |url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20180907/1253603.htm |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=ETToday |date=7 September 2018 |language=zh}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:14, 13 December 2024
Yang Chung-tse (Chinese: 楊宗哲) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
Yang holds a master of business administration from Tunghai University.[1]
Political career
Yang served two full terms on the Changhua County Council.[1] He was first elected to lead Xihu in the 1997 mayoral elections, reelected in 2002, and removed from office in 2003.[2] The following year, Yang won election to the Legislative Yuan, on behalf of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union.[1]
During his legislative term, Yang drew media attention for missing several sessions of the Legislative Yuan, including a vote of no confidence against President Chen Shui-bian,[3] and, in particular, did not attend any committee-level meetings throughout the fourth session of the Sixth Legislative Yuan.[4] As a legislator, he supported initiatives for animal rights and welfare,[5][6] and co-sponsored an online referendum to select a Taiwanese national bird.[7]
Legal judgments
Yang had been removed from political office in Xihu in 2003, after being sentenced to fourteen years in prison during the first trial of a bribery case against him.[2] In May 2012, an appeal was heard by the Taichung branch of the Taiwan High Court, and his prison sentence was reduced to thirteen years.[8] The Supreme Court ruled on the case in September 2018, reducing Yang's sentence to nine years.[2][9]
References
- ^ a b c "Yang Chung-tse (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ a b c 顏, 宏駿 (7 September 2018). "規定回扣25％！索賄831萬判囚9年 前溪湖鎮長楊宗哲入監". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Wang, Flora (25 November 2006). "Third presidential recall motion fails". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (10 May 2007). "Survey gives 24 lawmakers failing grade". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Rare birds still alive". Taipei Times. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (31 March 2006). "Illegal hunting rife in the Dawushan nature reserve". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Magpie and pheasant short-listed in bird vote". Taipei Times. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Chang, Rich (7 May 2012). "Former legislator sentenced to 13 years". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ 唐, 詠絮 (7 September 2018). "纏訟18年 工程回扣貪汙案定讞 前立委楊宗哲發監執行". ETToday (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2024.