The Taipei District Prosecutors Office, dissatisfied with the decision to release Ke Wenzhe and three others on bail by the Taipei District Court, filed an appeal. On the 1st, the Taiwan High Court ruled to annul the original decision and sent the case back. On the evening of the 2nd, the court convened, and at 10:40 PM, the collegiate bench finally ruled to detain all four and restrict visits.
According to a China Times News Network report, the presiding judge of the trial at the Northern Court, Jiang Junyan, along with assigned judge Xu Fangyu and associate judge Yang Shixian previously ruled for Ke Wenzhe to be released on bail of 70 million New Taiwan Dollars (9.5375 million Malaysian Ringgit), with electronic anklet monitoring, restrictions on residence, exit, and entry, and prohibitions on contacting co-defendants and witnesses. Shen Qingjing was released on bail of 100 million New Taiwan Dollars (13.625 million Malaysian Ringgit), Ying Xiaowei 30 million New Taiwan Dollars (4.0875 million Malaysian Ringgit), and Li Wenzong 20 million New Taiwan Dollars (2.725 million Malaysian Ringgit), all under technological monitoring.
After the court twice ruled for bail, the prosecution filed an appeal, arguing that Ke's personal secretary, "Orange" Xu Zhiyu, was by no means the "playful youngster" as Ke suggested, and that there was a possibility of collusion in testimony among the four defendants. The high court annulled the original decision and sent it back to the Taipei District Court, with the Northern Court convening at 6 PM on the 2nd. Three judges simultaneously questioned Ke Wenzhe for three hours and fifteen minutes, ending at 9:15 PM.
During the hearing, Ke Wenzhe was fiercely critical of the prosecution's logic, claiming that just because he resigned as party chairman does not mean he has no influence. He rhetorically asked if, in that case, he would have no influence in Tucheng Detention Center, directly challenging: "If you want to continue detaining me, just say so!"