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Toward a nuclear-free homeland

Taipei Times Editorial

During an extra session of the legislature in late July, the government and opposition parties agreed to put forward a draft law on the promotion of a nuclear-free homeland for the next legislative session. The controversy over the construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant has raged for many years now, but perhaps its fate will finally be decided with this proposed legislation.

Accusations fly at meeting on parole for Chen

Taipei Times

Taipei Prison warden Fang Tzu-chieh, left, Vice Minister of Justice Chen Ming-tang, center, and Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu, right, answer questions about former president Chen Shui-bian at a Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee meeting in the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chien Jung-feng, Taipei Times

Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) yesterday said Taipei Prison counted 22 prisoners who were granted medical parole, most of whom suffered from serious conditions including advanced cancers, intracerebral hemorrhage caused by stroke, heart failure and other ailments, adding that former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) did not suffer from such conditions and was therefore not eligible for medical parole.

Tseng made the remarks at a legislative Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee meeting to answer questions by legislators on Chen’s medical check-ups and treatment.

Tibetans decry Chinese domination

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Taiwanese should take the capture of Tibet by China to heart and support the Tibetan people’s pursuit of freedom, Tibetan rights activists said yesterday.

“Buddhists in Taiwan in particular should understand that people of the same faith in Tibet are suffering brutal oppression when they’re currently engaged in so-called religious exchanges with China,” Taiwan Friends of Tibet (TFT) chairperson Chou Mei-li (周美里) said at a symposium.

Ministry lied about A-bian, DPP says

Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday said that the Ministry of Justice had lied about why it had selected the Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) as the medical center where former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) has received medical check-ups and treatment.

The lawmakers asked Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) to provide a report on the matter in a legislative meeting set for tomorrow.

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