Are people eligible for election regardless of crimes they commit?
Taiwan politics never surprises people, just disappoints them. Many people still vote for the party. it is often a nearly religious like cult following for people. The blind leading the sheep. or some such thing.
to be fair, many politicians are criminals and commit crimes. it is nearly par for the course in lower level governments. Probably half the reason so many are so jaded about taiwans government and future sometimes.
Yeah but being a criminal and being convicted of being a criminal are not the same thing. Politics in Taiwan is very dirty (like opposition being murdered in a KTV doesn’t really raise eyebrows kind of dirty) but I always assumed the smoking gun was found in the hands of someone five counties over, not the politician himself.
Edit: I actually read the article now. He’s not convicted of anything? But he admitted to adultery and attempting to murder someone. 
No idea about this case. but many politicians do get arrested and serve time. albeit not always for murder and rape. more like vote buying, bribes and other non violent organized crime type situations. many more manage to.pay their way out and find a fall guy. Par for the course.
this one sounds far more interesting, but I am not well read on it.
Well now that ive actually read the article all the way (I skimmed halfway before) it appears he was convicted of murder but changed his name. Taiwan has national ID numbers!!
Lesson to take from this: no one normal in Taiwan changes their name. I’ve known of teachers that were found out to be in porn videos who changed their names (and place of employment) and of other teachers who were publicly shamed for various things that should have landed them in prison for the rest of their lives who just changed their name and went about business as usual (until being found out for being that person who did that thing, and then they just changed their name again). I dont understand how its so easy to do this in TW.
He was convicted then switched the romanisation of his name I think.
I live next door to the Miaoli government building. The KMT don’t care about the working class, carrying with parades and screaming into megaphones at 7 am a few times a week urgh
My mother in law changed her name. It was definitely because of something dodgy 
I don’t know, I saw DPP do the same with megaphones and all that.
I kind of want to become a politician to ban the use of megaphones in residential areas. My mortal enemy.
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I swear I would vote for whoever don’t use megaphones.
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Ya the name changing is pretty common here. Often they do it once they know they are fucked and before conviction.
Correct me if Iam wrong, but I think due to how common this issue is, taiwan has laws limiting to 3 times. This is just something I have heard numerous times, no source. but would be interested in knowing more details.
It is pretty bad when people commit crimes, found guilty and can just change a name, get a clean slate and do it again 
very common with shit company folks, like construction.
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Wouldn’t criminal convictions be linked to ID number? Those dont change.
Yeah but name recognition is going to be more important than ID numbers in most cases here. Presenting a police check, for example, is something that isn’t needed for employment when your uncle’s best friend from elementary school hired you. Then he claims he “didn’t know” when your ex-wives show the wedding photos and marriage/divorce papers showing the old name and associated face.
No one claims Taiwan to be ultra diligent at things like this. An easy country to “fake it till you make it” I guess. I remained 27 years old for a decade to nearly everyone so I could get work and not be disrespected, no one asked. I moved here in my late teens. Taiwan is the land of opportunities 
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There’s a limited number of times that you can change your name. Remember the seafood restaurant that gave people a free meal if they happened to have a name related to seafood and several people called their bluff and changed their name? One guy had already changed his name one or more times before and was stuck with a seafood name unless he could convince a male relative to take the exact same name, then he was allowed one more change. The relative could change back as well. Taiwan is a weird place.
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Salmon. That was the name.
Is it 3 times?
It’s three times citing “special considerations” (ç‰ąć®ŠĺŽźĺ› ).
https://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=D0030011
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