Taipei, April 11 (CNA) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by two former Taipei City officials, who were convicted of defrauding the city of NT$590 million (US$20.3 million) on a building construction project more than 15 years ago.
The Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal by two former Taipei officials who were convicted of defrauding the city of NT$590 million (US$20.31 million) on a building construction project more than 15 years ago.
The appeal was filed by Kao Chia-nung (高嘉濃) and Wang Ming-tsang (王銘藏), two former high-level employees at the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS), who were in 2015 sentenced to 10 and four years in prison respectively by the Taipei District Court.
The Supreme Court’s rejection, which follows two High Court hearings, means that Kao and Wang, the former director and section chief of the