Control Yuan to investigate six judges
MARATHON SESSION: After deliberating for more than seven hours, a judicial committee also rescinded the judiciary medals conferred on two accused judges
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Judicial Yuan on Thursday forwarded the cases of six high-ranking judges to the Control Yuan for further investigation of alleged involvement in a corruption scandal centering on former Supreme Court judge Shih Mu-chin (石木欽) and Chia Her Industrial Co (佳和集團) president Weng Mao-chung (翁茂鍾).
The decision followed a lengthy session of the Judicial Evaluation Committee, which lasted more than seven hours.
Based on the findings of judiciary agencies, the committee said that six judges had committed serious transgressions in their alleged involvement with Weng while he was facing nine litigation cases in the 1990s.
Electoral campaigns implicated in judicial scandal
NEW ALLEGATIONS: Weng Mao-chung made political donations to lawmakers and city councilors from major parties during election campaigns, local media reported
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
More political figures and police officials were yesterday embroiled in a corruption scandal centering on former Supreme Court judge Shih Mu-chin (石木欽) and Chia Her Industrial Co (佳和集團) president Weng Mao-chung (翁茂鍾).
Local Chinese-language media reported that Weng allegedly made political donations to lawmakers and city councilors from major parties during election campaigns, and treated high-ranking police officials to banquets and gifts to allegedly buy influence.
Shih in a media interview denied the accusations, saying that he had done nothing wrong.
Report on judicial corruption ‘lacking’
FILLING IN GAPS: Court files and evidence linked to the scandal involving more than 200 judicial and government officials should be declassified, two Control Yuan members said
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Control Yuan yesterday told judicial agencies to conduct a more thorough probe into allegations of corruption against former Supreme Court judge Shih Mu-chin (石木欽) and Chia Her Industrial Co (佳和集團) president Weng Mao-chung (翁茂鍾).
Legal experts and media reports have called the case they are involved in “the biggest corruption scandal in the history of Taiwan’s judiciary,” due to allegations of widespread bribe-taking, abuse of authority, conflict of interest and other illicit activities by more than 200 judicial and government officials, including judges, prosecutors, investigators, military and police officials, and some political figures, to whom Shih repo