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Lawyer detained in bribery case involving judges

The China Post August 12, 2010 By Lin Chang-Shun and Sofia Wu, CNA TAIPEI — A lawyer and his girlfriend were taken into custody Thursday as part of a probe into a bribery case that implicates at least one Taiwan High Court judge. The Taipei District Court agreed to a prosecutorial request to detain...
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Inside Taiwan’s Political Purgatory: Lin vs. United States of America

Inside Taiwan’s Political Purgatory: Lin vs. United States of America

Article 20 of 20 “America and China’s tumultuous relationship over the past sixty years has trapped the inhabitants of Taiwan in political purgatory. During this time the people on Taiwan have lived without any uniformly recognized government. In practical terms, this means they have uncertain status in the world community which infects the population’s...
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Taiwan court cuts sentence for aide ex-President

Taiwan News 2010-07-27 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Taiwan High Court on Tuesday cut a prison sentence for a key aide to former President Chen Shui-bian to seven months from nine years. Chen Che-nan, no relation of the ex-president, was found guilty by a lower court of misusing his function as presidential deputy secretary-general...
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Taiwan ex-leader defends US property purchase

mysinchew.com 2010-07-16 17:03 TAIPEI, Friday 16 July 2010 (AFP) – Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian on Friday claimed that two properties he owned in the United States were bought with legitimate funds after the US government sought to expropriate them. The US government went to court Wednesday seeking to expropriate the properties, allegedly bought...
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US moves on properties of former Taiwan leader

AP July 15, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States is seeking to take over two properties in New York and Virginia owned by former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and his wife, who were convicted in Taiwan on corruption charges last year. The U.S. Justice Department filed complaints Wednesday in New York and Virginia...
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