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A Taiwan court sentenced former President Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after convicting him on graft charges Sept. 11.
Chen had been charged with embezzling $3.15 million (¥286.9 million) during his 2000-2008 presidency from a special presidential fund, receiving bribes worth at least $9 million (¥819.6 million) in connection with a government land deal, laundering some of the money through Swiss bank accounts, and forging documents. The court also convicted Chen's wife, Wu Shu-chen, on related graft offenses, and sentenced her as well to life in prison.
The conviction sets the stage for a deepening conflict between the ruling Nationalist Party, which favors ties with China, and the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, which Chen helped found in 1986. (AP)
台湾の陳前総統夫妻に無期懲役
台湾の裁判所は9月11日、汚職で起訴されていた陳水扁・前総統に無期懲役を言い渡した。
Shukan ST: September 25, 2009
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