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US signals new arms sales to Taiwan: official

The administration of US President Barack Obama is moving toward possible new arms sales to Taiwan, including design work on diesel-electric submarines, a US Department of State official said on Wednesday.

Also progressing toward notification to the US Congress is the sale to Taiwan of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, said Robert Kovac, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for defense trade.

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High Court delays verdict in former DPP chief’s case

The Taiwan High Court yesterday said it would schedule more trial dates before the court announces its verdict on whether former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Shih Ming-teh (施明德) was guilty of violating the Assembly and Parade Act (集會遊行法) in 2006.

The court was scheduled to deliver its verdict yesterday, but judges announced the court would need to hear more arguments from both sides.

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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Mark Chen, front left, and supporters of various civic groups petition the Ministry of Justice in Taipei yesterday to permit jailed former president Chen Shui-bian to receive medical treatment outside prison.
Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday called for a release for medical treatment or a prison transfer for former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), who has been suffering health problems during his incarceration.

Chen, who is serving a 17-and-a-half-year sentence for corruption, was granted a seven-day release from Taipei Prison between March 6 and Tuesday last week for a medical checkup. He was found to be suffering from acute coronary syndrome and underwent a cardiac catheterization.