HEALTHY ENOUGH?A Taiwan High Court judge wants to see if the former president is capable of facing further trials, while Taichung Prison wants answers about an event

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 01, 2017
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter, with CNA

The Taiwan High Court has summoned former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to appear at a hearing on July 7 for a hearing on whether he is healthy enough to stand trial on several corruption charges that have been suspended on the grounds of his poor health.

The summons was issued after Judge Tseng Te-shui (曾德水) said that Chen, who is on medical parole, might now be well enough to stand trial in several cases, including an indictment for intervening in a string of bank mergers in his “Second Financial Reform” program during 2004 to 2008, his second term in office.

Chen was sentenced to a 20-year jail term for corruption, but was granted medical parole in January 2015 after being diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.    [FULL  STORY]