Cases involve land sale, bank takeover and Taipei Dome
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/12
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) still has
Ex-President Ma Ying-jeou. (By Central News Agency)
to face three legal cases following a recent indictment and a prison sentence issued last May, reports said Thursday.
He was charged on July 10 for criminal breach of trust due to his alleged involvement in the sale of Kuomintang (KMT) media companies when he chaired the party.
In May, the former president was sentenced to four months in prison, possible to be commuted to a fine of NT$120,000 (US$3,900), for leaking classified information from a judicial investigation.
However, according to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, investigations are still continuing into the former president’s role in three cases. They involve a sale of land for the National Development Institute, the takeover of a Taipei City-owned bank by the Fubon Financial Holding while Ma served as mayor of the capital, and the Taipei Dome project.
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