ICRT Radio News
Date: 2018-07-14 15:56:13

Former President Ma Ying-jeou defended himself against charges he improperly disposed of three media outlets owned by the Kuomintang (KMT) while he

headed the party, saying he will be proven innocent when all the evidence
comes out in court.

Ma was indicted Tuesday for breach of trust and violating the Securities and
Exchange Act for his involvement in the sales of China Television, Central
Motion Picture Co. and the Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) in 2006,
when he was KMT chairman.

In a statement released Friday, Ma said the case was an old one that was
investigated for eight years by the now-defunct Special Investigation
Division under the Supreme Prosecutors Office.

He said the division found no illegal practices or that the KMT had sold its
assets at prices far lower than their market values.

After the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took power two years ago, the
investigation was reopened and has now resulted in an indictment, he said,
and he wondered if political forces have intervened in the case. [SOURCE]