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Law journal editor Huang Yueh-hong says Chen case is political prosecution (Photos)

Michael Richardson

Huang Yueh-hong says Chen Shui-bian case was mishandled by the ROC courts

A small but influential bi-weekly newspaper, Rule of Law Times, specializes in news of the courts. The newspaper’s primary readers are judges and lawyers. Editor Huang Yueh-hong is an authority on judicial misbehavior and tells it as he sees it. Huang granted an exclusive interview in New Taipei City to discuss the trial of Chen Shui-bian. The imprisoned former president of the Republic of China in-exile is serving a lengthy sentence for alleged corruption.

China’s assault on press freedom

Taipei Times Editorial

The reports this week from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg about concerted attacks by Chinese hackers on their computer systems in the wake of unflattering coverage of Chinese leaders and other stories from China should be a cause for concern to everyone, but especially for people, businesses and the government in Taiwan.

A single click on a Web page link or an e-mail can often have unwanted results, as many computer users know, leading to the downloading of a virus, triggering spam or leading to identity theft. Concerted efforts by hackers, such as denial of service attacks, can temporarily cripple a company.

Six Tibetans sentenced up to 12 years for rescuing self-immolator

Phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, February 1: China has sentenced six Tibetans to heavy jail terms of up to 12 years for their alleged roles in trying to rescue a Tibetan self-immolator from falling into the hands of Chinese officials.

The Xiahe County People's Court passed the sentence on January 31, the same day when a Chinese court in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, sentenced Lobsang Kunchok, to death with a two year reprieve for “instigating” self-immolations and Lobsang Tsering to 10 years.

Court watcher Jennifer Cheng says Republic of China courts lack justice

Michael Richardson

Court watcher Jennifer Cheng shows off her thumbs-up signal she gave to Chen Shui-bian during his trial

Jennifer Cheng, a supporter of Chen Shui-bian, the imprisoned former president of the Republic of China in-exile, says the courts in Taiwan lack fairness under ROC administration. Cheng has the unique vantage point of being the only member of the public to attend every court session in Chen Shui-bian’s four years of prosecution for alleged corruption.

The lack of a jury system leaves the judges in charge of guilt or innocence and Cheng says that is where things go wrong under the ROC judicial system, Cheng said in an exclusive interview in Taipei.

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