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"Son of Taiwan" or "Shame of
Taiwan" |
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When Chen Shui-bian
became the new democratic President of Taiwan in 2000, he was so
proud he called himself a "Son of Taiwan." Eight years later, he
has now admitted that he
lied about the campaign expenses for his two mayoral elections
and two presidential election between 1993 and 2004, and that
his wife wired the campaign surplus money to a Swiss Bank.
Chen's confession came after the Swiss government began an
investigation into possible money laundering based on the large
amount of money put into the foreign bank account. Prosecutors
searched Chen's home and office in Taipei for evidence in
connection with the case, and now the ex-president has been
prohibited from leaving the country.
While out of the country and visiting the Dominican Republic,
President Ma Ying-jeou said that he feels sorry about the
scandal in which ex-president Chen is accused of depositing
large sums of cash in overseas bank accounts, commenting that it
is as disgraceful and reminds people of Ferdinand Marcos, the
corrupt ex- President of Philippines. He said, "I am really so
ashamed to talk about it."
Taiwan's new government will continue to prosecute this case and
most people believe Chen should put in jail.
This is also the "Shame of Taiwan," as a new emerging democratic
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