Beijing, Apr 27 (EFE).- The son of former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has been sentenced to one year in jail in a money laundering case. Authorities have said the money laundering episode unearthed several corruption cases involving the former first family. The Supreme Court imposed a fine of $48,000 on Chen Chih-Chung, according to Taiwan’s …
Taipei, March 26 (CNA) Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Sunday said he suspected that the timing of Honduras' announcement to cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan is correlated to President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) upcoming trip to visit Central American allies, with stopovers in the United States.
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court on Friday acquitted former President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) of charges related to his personal use of presidential state affairs funds following a recent change to the Accounting Act applied retrospectively.
The High Court yesterday acquitted former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) of charges related to his personal use of state funds following a recent change to the Accounting Act (會計法), while his wife and son were sentenced on bribery charges.
In its second retrial ruling, the High Court dismissed all charges against Chen, his wife, Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍), and his close aides relating to the former president’s use of Presidential Office funds from 2000 to 2008.
The judgement was made in accordance with a contentious May amendment to Article 99-1 of the Accounting Act, which makes the personal use of such funds legal