According to the latest report from the Kaohsiung City Police Department, Xu Kunyuan, the KMT speaker of the Kaohsiung City Council, fell to his death from his home on Siwei Road in Kaohsiung City at 8:45 pm today (6th). He is very supportive of Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu. Even though he was seriously ill last year, he still posted messages on Facebook to support Han Kuo-yu, believing that Kaohsiung has become more progressive than in the past.
It is reported that Xu Kunyuan suffered from blurred vision due to high intraocular pressure in July 2019. After being hospitalized for examination, he was diagnosed with a small eye stroke. Although he recovered day by day, he was still ill. Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu was confirmed to be dismissed, and the final number of 939,090 votes in favor far exceeded the threshold of 574,996 people. After the news came to light, Xu Kunyuan jumped from his residence to his death on the evening of the 6th. His body has been sent to the funeral parlor.
The last post was related to Han Kuo-yu
Xu Kunyuan shared Han Kuo-yu's Facebook page on Facebook at 8:40 pm, and left the last sentence, "This time, who will be the winner?"
Watch his Facebook page, Posts related to Han Kuo-yu are posted almost every day, hoping that Kaohsiung citizens can see what Han has done during his one and a half years in office. "The roads are uneven and the water channels are impassable, but has Han Kuo-yu improved it since he took office? If Han Kuo-yu has gradually achieved infrastructure construction that could not be done in the past two decades, shouldn't everyone also give him a public review? Don't everyone Do you want to see Kaohsiung’s development progress more and more?”
Xu Kunyuan emphasized in the post that he was worried that after Han Guoyu was dismissed, Kaohsiung would lose the opportunity for change. “Kaohsiung has lost right and wrong, lost justice, and lost everything in a certain political party. In the future, Kaohsiung must continue to move forward and cannot go back. We hope that citizens will unite and work together to resolve the crisis in Kaohsiung.”
once angrily scolded Chen Ju at the meeting.
recalled Xu Kunyuan’s most famous deeds during his tenure. , none more so than when a gas explosion occurred in Kaohsiung in 2014. The then mayor Chen Ju kept evading questions when answering questions, and was scolded by Xu Kunyuan on the spot, "What are you so arrogant about?"
At that time, a council member asked Chen Ju whether she went for a massage immediately after the incident. Chen Ju responded that "the investigation is not open to the public", which made Xu Kunyuan furious on the spot, "Mayor, you are so domineering", "When people asked you if you went for a massage, you replied Yes or no, what are you talking about?" "Are you looking for a leak? Why are you so arrogant? Is this what the mayor did?"
Why did everyone commit suicide?
According to Taiwanese media reports, after hearing the news, Xu Kunyuan's former friends expressed sadness that Xu Kunyuan had a physical problem two months ago and it was a stroke. He was very pessimistic about his physical condition. In addition, he was a domineering person when he was alive, and he was always unafraid of power when faced with problems. Now, when faced with a sudden physical condition, it is difficult for him to adjust mentally.
The friend also revealed that Xu is very supportive of South Korea and firmly believes that Han Kuo-yu can overturn Kaohsiung. When the Korean camp faced the crisis of boycotting Korea, his advice was to vigorously mobilize supporters and adopt a head-on confrontation strategy. However, the Korean city government decided to go in the opposite direction, and the vote result was passed by a high vote, which made him depressed.
According to Taiwan media reports, Xu Kunyuan’s death may be related to long illness and debt.
Kaohsiung City Government staff said they were shocked and saddened after seeing the news, and immediately went to the scene to understand. Gao City Information Director Zheng Zhaoxin could not hide his sadness and expressed that he was shocked and sad. He also appealed to everyone that politics is temporary and life must still be lived.
Lu Shumei, deputy speaker of the Kaohsiung City Council, said in shock that she had just seen the bad news on the TV station at around 10 o'clock in the evening, and she felt very confused and sad. Zhu Xinqiang, a non-party member of Kaohsiung City, has a close personal relationship with Xu Kunyuan. The two have been friends for more than 25 years. Zhu Xinqiang said that when he learned the news as soon as possible, he felt very sad and hurt. Xu Kunyuan is his good brother in the parliament and the person he trusts most. The two of them talk about everything on weekdays. They are good friends and they are really reluctant to part with each other. , The sadness in my heart is beyond words.
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