TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Central Election Commission Chair Lee Chin-yung (李進勇) accused the Kuomintang of "organized criminal behavior" amid investigations into fraudulent signatures used in recall campaigns. 

In April, the CEC said 19 recall cases have been referred to prosecutors for suspected fraud after reports that dead people's signatures had been used, per CNA. The cases were identified from 64 recall campaigns submitted in February.

At the Legislative Yuan on Wednesday, Lee said the CEC has confirmed that forged documents were used in some recall campaigns. He said the CEC was required to report the incident under Article 241 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

KMT Legislator Hsu Yu-chen (許宇甄) told Lee that the CEC's decision to refer allegations to prosecutors in the first voting stage was unfair. Hsu said these allegations are usually reported after voting ends, which was the case involving Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) when he faced a recall as Kaohsiung mayor in 2020.

In a tense argument, Lee accused Hsu’s party of “organized criminal activity” in the recall campaigns. 

The recall law contains procedures for addressing fraudulent signatures. The CEC has said it will deal with each case without bias toward the individual targeted by the recall.