Chen Shui-bian

...not a flight risk. While the surprising revelation did not prompt the court to grant him bail while he prepares his appeal against his life sentence, he may now face additional charges for leaking national secrets. "We are looking into...

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...that term. Taiwan High Court continues Chen's detention Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian arrives at the Taiwan High Court in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Chen, sentenced to life in prison earlier this month on...

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...to life in prison, according to officials at Taipei City Court. Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian walks inside the Taipei Detention Centre in Tucheng on Friday. He was fined 200 million New Taiwan dollars (U.S. $6.1 million) as...

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...for life over graft A Taiwan court on Friday sentenced ex-president Chen Shui-bian to life in jail after a corruption trial he claimed was political revenge for his lifelong push to declare independence from China. Chen, the first former...

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...part of the new ruling party. Mr Chen and his Democratic Progressive Party favoured Taiwan's independence from the Chinese mainland, angering Beijing as well as the pro-China Kuomintang (KMT) in Taiwan. Relations between Beijing and...

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