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.
2021/01/15 16:00 KMT lawmaker Sufin Siluko being led away for questioning on Aug. 1, 2020 KMT lawmaker Sufin Siluko being led away for questioning on Aug. 1, 2020 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Kuomintang (KMT) legislator for Taitung Sufin Siluko (廖國棟), who is accused of taking bribes in a scandal involving Sogo department stores, can walk free if he posts NT$10 billion (US$357,000) bail, a court ruled Friday (Jan. 15). Of the several politicians allegedly involved, only Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) and his legislative office manager, Yu Hsueh-yang (余學洋), are still in custody, CNA reported. Earlier, independent Legislator Chao Cheng-yu (趙正宇), KMT lawmaker Chen Chao-ming (陳超明), and former New Power Party (NPP) Chairman Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明) were released on bail.
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.
Taiwan s success in curbing COVID-19 tops domestic CNA news of 2020
12/24/2020 02:13 PM
One of the first CPBL games that allows a live audience. CNA file photo
Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) Taiwan s success in containing the coronavirus has been selected by CNA as the top domestic news story of 2020, while President Tsai Ing-wen s (蔡英文) re-election victory was picked as the second-biggest story of the year.
2020 s top 10 domestic stories listed as of Nov. 30 are as follows:
1. While COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on numerous people across the world, Taiwan has been successful in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Statistics show that as of Nov. 30, Taiwan had recorded 675 cases of COVID-19, with seven deaths (for latest figures: the Centers for Disease Control), while Taiwan s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) was the only professional baseball league to operate in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To help mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, the g