Life imprisonment for the former president of Taiwan

Former President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-Bian was sentenced to life imprisonment after being court in Taipei guilty of corruption.

Chen Shui-Bian was elected president of Taiwan 2000th with the promise that it will stop the corruption in politics. When in August 2008. year, three months after the end of term, admitted to his wife, Wu Shu-Chen moved $ 21 million from the fund election campaigns in private accounts in Singapore, Cayman Islands and Switzerland, Chan retired from the Taiwan Democratic-progressive party. Allegations that he stole and took bribes worth more than $ 30 million, the former president rejected claims that he was innocent and that his wife was in charge of the money for the election campaign, and with that he had connections. In February this year Mrs Wu admitted responsibility for money laundering and counterfeiting, along with his son and Cenov snajom. The trial began on 26 cost March 2009. obezbeđenoj tajpejskoj in the courtroom, and on Friday it notified the court decision, which was found guilty of six counts and life imprisonment. His wife received the same penalty for the seven criminal violations. The trial established that the couple illegally usurped the nine million pounds, which is the amount of fines which they were assigned.

From the campaign fund, according to the allegations of the verdict, was taken 3.15 million, and the couple was found guilty of receiving bribes of nine million dollars for "assistance" tajvanskoj a company that sold the land to the Government, and three million of construction companies in return for obtaining an exclusive agreement with the government.

Snaja Sin and former President were punished with 20 and 30 months in prison for charges of money laundering, and two cloves of associates guides in custody custody 16 or 20 years. Other family members of former President who is also suspected of being involved in the fraud were released without penalty. Cenov spokesman said that the decision of the court was illegal because the judges changed during the process and that the former president certainly appeal. Chen has remained faithful to the claim that the charges were part of the plan of the current president of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeua that time wants to be closer to the Chinese government. While he was in power, Chen has strongly advocated independence from China, which still claims Taiwan for 60 years after the civil war, which is the island seceded from the Chinese authorities. Ma has taken a position closer to Beijing and in this way, says Chen, is done retaliation against political opponents.