地方議會金權政治的變化：司法判決書的分析

The Evolution of Money Politics in the Local Assembly: An Analysis of Verdicts

吳親恩(Chin-En Wu)

《台灣政治學刊》 12卷2期 (2008/12) Pp. 165-212

https://doi.org/10.6683/TPSR.200812.12(2).165-212

摘要

本文使用司法起訴與判決的資料，觀察縣議員涉入司法案件的情形。研究發現，地方金權政治的問題仍然嚴重，以第十四到第十六屆縣議員為觀察，任期內或上任前曾遭到起訴的議員比例約有一成五左右，曾有被判刑的比例約百分之八。若將賄選罪中政治人物的樁腳遭起訴或判刑也計入，則有起訴背景的比例接近三成，有判刑背景的部分也接近兩成。在涉案議員的黨籍與地區方面，國民黨以及無黨籍議員涉案的比例最高，但民進黨議員也有增加的趨勢。而都市化程度較高的地區，問題較為不嚴重。另一方面，從第十四到第十六屆縣議員整體來看，從涉案的背景來看，涉案議員人次並沒有隨著掃除黑金方案減少的趨勢，但是就案件發生的時間而言，涉案的比例已經逐屆降低。在案件的類型方面，縣議員涉入的司法案件主要以賄選罪為主，且在本文觀察的時間範圍內，涉及賄選罪以外案件的數目有下降的趨勢，但是涉入賄選罪的情形依然嚴重。

關鍵字

金權政治 ； 司法 ； 起訴 ； 判決書 ； 縣議會

並列摘要

This paper analyzes criminal cases to study money politics in a county assembly. We find that money politics is still prevalent in local assemblies. For the 14th to the 16th county assemblies, it is found that about 15% of county assembly members have been prosecuted and 8% have been convicted either during their tenure or before being elected. If we include the cases that involve district captains, the percentages of county assembly members that are prosecuted and convicted during their tenure or before being elected increase to 30% and 20%, respectively. With regard to party membership, members of the KMT and members who are not affiliated with any party have the highest percentages in terms of getting involved. The percentage of DPP members that are involved, on the other hand, is found to exhibit an increasing trend. Money politics is not necessarily less prevalent in the urban areas. In addition, for the 14th to the 16th county assemblies, the percentages of county assembly members that are prosecuted and convicted during their tenure or before being elected are found not to have diminished. On the other hand, in terms of the number of cases each year when cases occur, money politics in county assemblies exhibits a declining trend. With regard to the types of criminal cases, vote-buying is the most dominant and continues to prevail over time. By contrast, the number of other types of cases is declining.

並列關鍵字

money politics ； court ； prosecution ； verdict ； county assembly

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