Political Prisoner Report, Jan. 8, 2013. Former President Chen Shui-bian sat expressionless several feet in front of me in the middle of his hospital cell. We were in a psychiatric unit at a Republic of China government hospital in Taipei where Chen is now incarcerated for alleged corruption.
On a mission to learn about the fairness of Chen’s trial I asked Chen about the key witness against him, Jeffery Koo, Jr.
“The prosecution made a deal and washed away criminal charges on a fugitive, who fled to Japan. The deal was to testify that I took a bribe that I never did,” explained Chen.