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Legislator Hsu Chung-hsin says decision in Chen case was politically motivated

Michael Richardson

Taiwan Political Prisoner Report, Jan. 22, 2013. Legislator Hsu Chung-hsin granted an interview about the case of former Republic of China in-exile President Chen Shui-bian. Hsu is not a member of Chen’s political party, the Democratic Progressive Party, but instead is one of three legislators serving under the Taiwan Solidarity Union banner. Legislator Hsu is also an attorney and law professor who speaks English. Hsu received his law degree from Cambridge University in Great Britain and is well positioned to provide an independent analysis of the controversial case.

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.

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