Chan Tak Seng
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has stated that the investigation that resulted in the arrest of two people who worked on Chan Meng Kam’s 2013 electoral campaign was conducted “according to the law” and that the evidence obtained was “valid.”
On Tuesday, the Macau Institution of People’s Alliance director Chan Tak Seng said that the group was being “politically persecuted” and that the CCAC had unlawfully infiltrated the association using its members and had manipulated elderly people in order to obtain tainted testimonies.
During a press conference held on Tuesday, at which neither Chan Meng Kam nor the two other lawmakers elected on his list were in attendance, Chan Tak Seng also said that Chan Meng Kam’s side was selected because of “political persecution.”
“Several other campaign teams also conducted the same practices in order to remind their members to cast their ballots,” he said, denying that luncheons or other gifts were offered to people if they voted for Chan Meng Kam.
Chan Tak Seng also claimed that “there was no trial,” since an appeal can still be filed. CCAC’s statement contradicts this argument, stating that the Court of First Instance’s ruling validated the evidence presented by the anti-graft agency.
“In their investigations of possible crimes, CCAC has always followed the principles of impartiality and equality,” the statement read. PB
chui never asked for explanations
During wednesday’s coverage of Chan Tak Seng’s press conference, the Times and other media reported that Chui Sai On had previously stated that he was “awaiting the lawmakers’ versions of the facts.” However, according to a spokesperson from the Government Information Bureau, that is not so: the Chief Executive never asked the lawmakers who were featured on the list and were indirectly involved in the bribery case to explain themselves.
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