President sues 2 scholars for alleging her doctorate degree is fake

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/04
By: Yeh Su-ping and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Sept. 4 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has filed a lawsuit against two academics who called into question the authenticity of her PhD certificate, the Presidential Office said Wednesday.

Tsai's attorneys have brought legal action against Ho De-fen (賀德芬), professor emeritus at National Taiwan University's department of law, and Hwan C. Lin (林環牆), associate professor at the University of North Carolina, to uphold the president's reputation and credibility, the office said.

The lawsuit was filed by attorneys Lien Yuan-lung (連元龍) and Chang Jen-chi (張人志) after Ho alleged at a news conference Aug. 29 that Tsai's PhD certificate from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) was fake, the Presidential Office said.

In Ho's allegations, she cited an investigative report by Lin on the authenticity of the certificate.
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