TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan People’s Party Chair Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) on Tuesday denied a series of Mirror Media reports accusing him of accepting improper payments, calling the allegations politically motivated.

According to Mirror Media, Huang allegedly received NT$2 million (US$64,768) through Kai-ssu International (凱思國際) to monitor a fraud case handled by the Ministry of Justice. The report claimed that Chen Ch-un (沈淳浤), son of the late Chen Yu-hsiung (沈裕雄), former chair of TY Fashion International Co., made the payment through that channel.

Another Mirror Media report alleged that Huang’s disclosure of malpractice in a Ministry of National Defense procurement case could also be tied to the purported pay-to-play arrangement. Huang had previously revealed that Singtex Group, which won a uniform supply bid from the MND, had hired a member of the bid’s review committee as an independent director, per Newtalk.

In response, Huang accused Mirror Media of carrying out a politically motivated attack on behalf of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, per UP Media. He said he had urged the Ministry of Justice to conduct a deeper investigation into the fraud case to recover victims’ losses, per NOWnews.

Regarding the MND bidding case, Huang said the Mirror Media report was intended to deflect attention from what he described as corruption within the ruling party.

Huang called on Mirror Media to produce evidence supporting its claims, including allegations that his office accepted NT$1 million, that he controlled a paparazzi group, that Kai-ssu International was established by his relatives, and that he received Chinese or Hong Kong funding through the company.

He said he would pursue legal action against Mirror Media over its reporting to date.