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Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Taiwan May Indict Chen Soon
Prosecutors may indict Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian and his family on corruption and money laundering charges by the end of the year, a media report said on Monday.
TAIPEI - Prosecutors may indict Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian and his family on corruption and money laundering charges by the end of the year, a media report said on Monday.
The report was made by the Taipei-based CTI cable news network, which did not cite its source. It showed pictures of the head of the state public prosecutor’s office, Chen Tsung-ming, making a rare visit to the prosecutors in charge of the investigation.
The prosecutors’ spokesman declined to comment on the report.
A court last week sentenced a former intelligence chief to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the high-profile corruption scandal.
Former Bureau of Investigation director Yeh Sheng-mao was convicted of influence peddling, concealing documents and leaking secrets to Chen while he was president, said an official at the Taipei district court.
Mr. Yeh has been detained since October on charges of covering up for his boss during the former leader’s presidency.
He was found guilty of concealing information concerning Chen’s alleged money laundering activities in the Cayman Islands and suspected activities in Jersey.
Chen, his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and brother-in-law have all been named as defendants in the money laundering case.
The ex-leader, detained since last month, is also being investigated for allegedly embezzling government funds, taking bribes and document forgery.
Chen, the first former Taiwanese leader ever to be arrested, can be held for four months before prosecutors have to charge him.
His family has agreed to turn over 21 million US dollars found in their Swiss bank accounts in cooperation with the probe, prosecutors said.
Chen, whose pro-independence stance while in office angered Beijing, has repeatedly accused the island’s current China-friendly government of being behind the corruption allegations against him.
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Taiwan May Indict Chen Soon
AFP
8 December 2008
TAIPEI - Prosecutors may indict Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian and his family on corruption and money laundering charges by the end of the year, a media report said on Monday.
The report was made by the Taipei-based CTI cable news network, which did not cite its source. It showed pictures of the head of the state public prosecutor’s office, Chen Tsung-ming, making a rare visit to the prosecutors in charge of the investigation.
The prosecutors’ spokesman declined to comment on the report.
A court last week sentenced a former intelligence chief to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the high-profile corruption scandal.
Former Bureau of Investigation director Yeh Sheng-mao was convicted of influence peddling, concealing documents and leaking secrets to Chen while he was president, said an official at the Taipei district court.
Mr. Yeh has been detained since October on charges of covering up for his boss during the former leader’s presidency.
He was found guilty of concealing information concerning Chen’s alleged money laundering activities in the Cayman Islands and suspected activities in Jersey.
Chen, his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and brother-in-law have all been named as defendants in the money laundering case.
The ex-leader, detained since last month, is also being investigated for allegedly embezzling government funds, taking bribes and document forgery.
Chen, the first former Taiwanese leader ever to be arrested, can be held for four months before prosecutors have to charge him.
His family has agreed to turn over 21 million US dollars found in their Swiss bank accounts in cooperation with the probe, prosecutors said.
Chen, whose pro-independence stance while in office angered Beijing, has repeatedly accused the island’s current China-friendly government of being behind the corruption allegations against him.
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