Taipei, July 6 (CNA) Three legislators and one former lawmaker were found guilty Wednesday of receiving bribes in a case regarding the ownership of the Pacific SOGO department store chain, and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven years and four months to ten years, according to the Taiwan Taipei District Court.
Lawmaker suspected in corruption scandal released on bail
01/29/2021 08:34 PM
DPP Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) / CNA photo Jan. 29, 2021
Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清), who has been detained since August on suspicion of bribery, was released on NT$10 million (US$357,669) bail on Friday but is subject to residence restrictions and barred from leaving the country.
According to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Su was indicted for alleged violations of the Anti-Corruption Act last September in a case related to the ownership of the Pacific SOGO department store chain.
He is accused of accepting bribes totaling NT$25.80 million from former Pacific Distribution Investment Co. Chairman Lee Heng-lung (李恆隆) to illegally help in Lee s legal battle against the Far Eastern Group over ownership of the department store chain.
KMT lawmaker involved in alleged bribery scandal released on bail
01/15/2021 10:15 PM
Legislator Liao Kuo-tung. CNA file photo
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Liao Kuo-tung (廖國棟), who has been detained for five months for his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal, was released Friday after paying NT$10 million (US$357,070) in bail.
Liao remains subject to residence restrictions and is barred from leaving the country.
According to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Liao was indicted for alleged violations of the Anti-Corruption Act in September last year in a case related to ownership of the Pacific SOGO Department store chain.
The lawmaker is believed to have accepted NT$7.9 million in bribes from former Pacific Distribution Investment Co. Chairman Lee Heng-lung (李恆隆) to illegally help in his legal battle against the Far Eastern Group over ownership of the department store chain.
Court allows continued detention of two lawmakers
12/18/2020 09:22 PM
To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below.
Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (right) announces the Legislature s approval of the court continuing detention of two lawmakers. CNA photo Dec. 18, 2020
Taipei, Dec. 18 (CNA) The Taipei District Court ruled on Friday that two lawmakers involved in a bribery scandal related to a dispute over the ownership of SOGO Department Store be detained for another two months.
After receiving the approval of the Legislature earlier in the day, the court announced that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) and Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Liao Kuo-tung (廖國棟) will be detained for another two months because of their involvement in the case.