Taiwan prosecutors to appeal ex-president's acquittal in bank merger fraud case
Prosecutors from the Taiwanese Special Investigation Panel (SIP) announced Sunday that they will appeal the recent acquittal of former president Chen Shui-bian . Chen was acquitted on Friday of charges of money laundering,...
Taiwan ex-president Chen acquitted in bank merger fraud case
Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian and 21 co-defendants, including his wife and other relatives, were acquitted on Friday of charges of money laundering, breach of trust and insider trading. Taipei District Court [official website,...
Taiwan prosecutors conduct raids in judicial corruption case
The Taipei Prosecutors Office on Wednesday raided the homes of several current and former High Court judges suspected of accepting bribes in exchange for reduced sentencing, and arrested five more suspects in the case. Three judges were...
The Taipei District Court announced Wednesday that a prosecutor and three judges had been arrested on corruption charges. The three judges, all from the Taiwan High Court [official website, in...
The Taiwan High Court on Friday extended the jail sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian for two months while the former leader prepares his appeal...
Taiwan ex-president Chen's life sentence reduced to 20 years
The Taiwan High Court on Friday reduced the life sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to 20 years, finding that he had not embezzled as...
The Taipei District Court on Tuesday found former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian not guilty of embezzling USD $330,000. Chen was indicted in September for allegedly using funds received...
Prison term for Taiwan's ex-president highlights need for accountability reforms
Thomas Ching-peng Peng : "On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's ex-President Chen Shui-bian was sentenced to life in prison and fined NT $200 million on charges of embezzlement, taking bribes, and money laundering,...
Taiwan ex-president Chen to be tried in closed-door proceedings Friday
A Taiwanese court said Monday that former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian will be tried Friday in closed-door proceedings. The High Court said that proceedings, set for 9:30 AM Friday, would be closed to the...
Taiwan ex-president Chen indicted for corruption in financial reform program
Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian was indicted Thursday along with his wife and 20 other family members and prominent business leaders on charges of corruption and money laundering in relation to Chen's financial reform...
