Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has been sentenced to life imprisonment on corruption charges. He was found guilty of money laundering, embezzling government funds and accepting bribes while in office.
Between 2000 and 2008, he syphoned off amounts including over two million euros of public money. He has always maintained that he is innocent and has been targetted in a witch hunt because of his anti-Chinese policies.
His wife, Wu Shu-chen has also been given life for embezzlement and the couple's son and daughter-in-law have been sent to prison for about two years.
photo: Chen Shui-bian (flickr/Davidonformosa)
Chen Shui-bian (flickr/Davidonformosa)
Bookmark/Search this post with:
Email this Article
Printer-friendly version
Post new comment
Please be reminded all comments must be in English, short and to the point - guideline 250 words. Abusive and inappropriate comments will be removed.