Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/10/26
By: Wang Yang-yu and S.C. Chang
Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) Taipei District Court has summoned former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to
Ma (L front). CNA file photo
appear in court on Nov. 8 to defend himself regarding allegations that he was responsible for a former prosecutor-general leaking confidential information, prosecution sources said on Wednesday.
The suit has been filed by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘), who accuses Ma of encouraging former State Prosecutor-General Huang Shyh-ming (黃世銘) to leak information concerning an on-going investigation to then Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) in 2013.
The district court’s Chief Prosecutor Chou Shih-yu (周士榆) has been assigned the job of investigating Ker’s accusations against Ma, court officials said.
Huang was later found guilty of approving an illegal wiretap and leaking information from an ongoing criminal investigation to Ma. He also approved a transcript of the wiretapped conversation when the Special investigation Division (SID) reported possible misconduct based on a conversation it overheard between then Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) and opposition Legislator Ker Chien-ming. [FULL STORY]
