The high-profile detention of former Taipei mayor and incumbent Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was extended for another two months on Friday, as prosecutors continue their investigation into alleged corruption known locally as the "Core Pacific City case."
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