TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s High Court overturned a decision to grant bail to former Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) on Monday (July 8) amid an ongoing corruption investigation.

The High Court revoked the decision of the Taoyuan District Court and ordered another bail hearing, per CNA. The court said the hearing during which bail was granted failed to consider the possibility that Cheng would collude with other witnesses if released, among other matters.

Investigators suspect Cheng was involved in corruption when he was mayor of Taoyuan between 2014 and 2022. Cheng was arrested on Friday and released on bail of NT$5 million (US$154,057) the following day.

Cheng is suspected of accepting a bribe, having leaked information to other suspects in the case after questioning, and money laundering, investigators said. The exact details of the case remain unclear, but it has been reported that the case is related to a Taoyuan land development project.

Cheng resigned as chair of the Straits Exchange Foundation on Sunday (July 7) and has so far maintained his innocence. Meanwhile, on Monday, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) convened a meeting of its integrity oversight committee to discuss the matter.

Committee Chair Chiu Chun-yen (邱駿彥) said that Cheng is liable to be suspended from public office for three years, per CNA. Chiu said that if an investigation finds Cheng guilty, further disciplinary measures may be levied against him per the DPP’s internal regulations.

Chiu said that the committee would not meet again in the short term and is awaiting the results of an official investigation by prosecutors.