Government in action (inaction?), part 2.

In Kaohsiung, the city council speaker was indicted, tried, and convicted of buying votes. He paid other council members so he would be elected to head of the council. In turn, he would recoup his losses by taking kickbacks from construction contractors for re-zoning the appropriate land.

Last Friday, he failed to show up to begin his 3-year prison sentence. He's no where to be found. Speculation is that he has fled to Mainland China, where he will probably stay. He probably won't miss his wife and kids, because he likely has another wife in China. Anything that pisses off the Taiwanese government is good press for China. Of course, if he gets in trouble there, he won't get imprisoned. He'll probably be executed.