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Mother of wrongfully executed man wants former minister investigated

Taipei Times

The mother of Chiang Kuo-ching (江國慶), who was wrongfully executed in 1997 after a murder conviction, said yesterday she hoped the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office would launch another investigation into the case.

Chiang, who was accused of raping and killing a girl surnamed Hsieh (謝) at Air Force Command Headquarters in Taipei and pleaded guilty after being tortured, was executed in 1997 at the age of 21, but was later found to be innocent.

The many faces of Ma give no true reflection

James Wang 王景弘

It seems that the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Central Standing Committee has finally, in what is formidable hindsight, discovered that President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is not worth standing up for. Ma has no idea where he is, or what he is supposed to be doing.

Ma basks in the light of the image of incorruptibility he has fashioned for himself, and relies on this to absolve himself of all sins, such as the political incompetence of which he is often accused.

Zilkar Monastery tense following arrest of five monks

Phuntsok Yangchen

DHARAMSHALA, September 4: In growing cases of arbitrary detention of Tibetans by Chinese authorities, five more monks in eastern Tibet have been detained on unknown charges.

In reports received by Phayul, five monks of the Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Tridu region of eastern Tibet were detained on September 1 from the monastery in a surprise raid by a large number of Chinese security personnel.

KMT moving to legalize its ‘assets’

Liberty Times Editorial

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has said that with absolute power comes absolute responsibility. The evidence points more to him abusing the power he has and taking absolutely no responsibility for it.

The Cabinet’s draft political party act would bar political parties from investing in property or making money, setting a two-year time limit as of its enactment for parties to transfer ownership or sell off their assets. If they fail to do so within this period, they would have six months to hand these assets to a trust. Parties that do not comply with this legislation face a fine.

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