Lawmakers detained, probed for involvement in bribery case

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 03 August, 2020
By: atherine Wei

Lawmaker Su Chen-ching’s (left) uncle, DPP heavyweight Su Jia-chyuan, right, stepped down as Presidential Office secretary-general on Sunday over his nephew’s alleged involvement in the scandal.

Ten people have been detained and are being held incommunicado by prosecutors in connection with a bribery case involving the Pacific Sogo Department Store chain. Of the ten, five are incumbent lawmakers. 

The lawmakers accused of taking bribes are the Kuomintang’s Chen Chao-ming and Liao Kuo-tung, the Democratic Progressive Party’s Su Chen-ching, former New Power Party lawmaker Hsu Yung-ming, and Chao Cheng-yu, an independent. Chao has since been released on bail. 

One of the other suspects is former Foreign Minister Mark Chen, who has also been released on bail. 

So far, prosecutors have brought in a total of 63 people for questioning.    [FULL  STORY]

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