The New Taipei District Court on Friday ordered city Councilor Lin Ming-jen (林銘仁) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) be detained and held incommunicado for allegedly misusing NT$5 million (US$156,233) of public funds through fraudulent payroll.
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