During the 2003 by-election for Hualien County chief executive, district prosecutor Lee Tsu-chun believed Democratic Progressive Party candidate You Ying-lung was involved in vote buying. In order to avoid administrative interference, he laid charges against You without consulting the chief prosecutor of the Hualien District Court. He even subpoenaed President Chen Shui-bian--then chairman of the DPP--to testify in court, a first in Taiwan's judicial history.
2003 年花蓮縣補選縣長時，當地檢察官李子春認為民進黨候選人游盈隆涉嫌以政策賄選，竟以避免受行政干預為由，未經過花檢署檢察長同意便逕自將對方起訴，還傳訊當時兼任民進黨主席的陳水扁總統出庭作證，創下我國司法史上的紀錄。