Lawmakers face corruption chargesBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterProsecutors yesterday listed five current and former lawmakers, and four others, as suspects in a corruption probe, and applied to place them in judicial detention. Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau staff carry boxes with documents gathered in connection to a corruption probe involving several legislators in Taipei yesterday. New Power Party (NPP) Chairman Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明), a former legislator, also faces charges under the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例). Former DPP legislator Mark Chen (陳唐山), who also faces pending corruption charges, was released in the morning after posting NT$500,000 bail. He also allegedly urged BreadTalk Group to launch an international business lawsuit over accusations that Douglas Hsu’s subsidiary firm in 2002 forged documents to falsify capitalization figures to gain control of Pacific Sogo.

Source: Taipei Times August 01, 2020 15:56 UTC