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Taipei rally endorses the death penalty

Taipei Times

A boy holds a white flower during a rally held to support the death penalty in Taipei yesterday.
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A rally was held in Taipei yesterday in support of capital punishment, following the decapitation of a four-year-old child last month.

Ma is being reckless on his way out

Taipei Times Editorial

National defense and diplomacy are two major issues under the president’s authority, according to the Republic of China Constitution, but recent moves by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) show that he considers them as stages for his personal show.

High Court summons Chen Shui-bian

Taipei Times

Former president Chen Shui-bian is pictured sitting in a wheelchair during a medical check at the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in 2015.
Photo: Chang Chung-yi, Taipei Times

Former president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) lawyers yesterday confirmed that he has been summoned to appear at the High Court on May 13, as the court reopens a trial into corruption charges against Chen over alleged misuse of the state affairs fund.

Renewed call to pardon Chen Shui-bian rejected

Taipei Times

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu, center, yesterday speaks to the media after visiting former president Chen Shui-bian with vice president-elect Chen Chien-jen in Kaohsiung.
Photo: Chang Chung-i, Taipei Times

The Presidential Office has rejected a renewed call from local governments to pardon former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), saying there are still ongoing criminal cases involving Chen.

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