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US representative says A-bian should be paroled

Taipei Times

US Representative Steven Chabot, the chairman of the US House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, on Tuesday told a Taiwanese delegation in Washington that he felt that former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) should be granted medical parole.

Chabot, a long-time Taiwan supporter, made the comments when the delegation, led by Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), visited him and Representative Grace Meng (孟昭文) on Capitol Hill a day after US President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Legislator Liu Chien-kuo says Chen Shui-bian’s case shows jury system is needed (Photos)

Michael Richardson

Interview with Legislator Liu Chien-kuo in his office

Taiwan Political Prisoner Report, Jan. 21, 2013. Legislator Liu Chien-kuo says that most people in Taiwan agree that Chen Shui-bian did not get a fair trial. Liu welcomed the opportunity to speak on the topic of Chen’s prosecution.

“A very, very unfair trial,” said Liu. “In that proceeding, they replaced the judge for a hit man for the government. Most everyone in Taiwan says that is not legal, the judge is illegal.”

Doctors must protect Chen

Dan Bloom

The Hippocratic Oath is a pledge, called the “Doctor’s Oath” in Chinese, that is taken by doctors and other healthcare professionals, asking them to promise, to the best of their abilities, to practice medicine ethically and honestly. It is not a formal contract, and it is up to each doctor or nurse to live up to the oath as best they can.

It is apparent from photographs in newspapers and on television news that former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), currently serving a long jail sentence, is not in the best of health. Visitors from who have seen Chen have reported back to the media that he looks frail and depressed.

Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim calls Chen Shui-bian’s prison conditions horrible (Photos)

Michael Richardson

Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim is critical of Ma Ying-jeou's treatment of Chen Shui-bian

Taiwan Political Prisoner Report, Jan. 18, 2013. Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim has taken a strong advocacy role within the Democratic Progressive Party and has directly challenged Ma Ying-jeou, president of the Republic of China in-exile, over the treatment of Ma’s predecessor, Chen Shui-bian. In December, Hsaio appeared at Democracy Camp outside the ROC presidential office building to protest Chen’s mistreatment in prison where he is serving a lengthy sentence for alleged corruption.

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