Su Chen-ching, Liao Kuo-tung, from left, top), Chen Chao-ming, Chao Cheng-yu and Hsu Yung-ming, from left, to bottom. Four Taiwan legislators and one former lawmaker were indicted by Taipei prosecutors today for accepting bribes. The lawmakers indicted for alleged violations of the Anti-Corruption Act included Chen Chao-ming and Liao Kuo-tung of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT); independent lawmaker Chao Cheng-yu; Su Chen-ching) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and former New Power Party legislator Hsu Yung-ming, CNA reports. According to prosecutors, Lee has made payments to the lawmakers at different times since 2013 to buy influence and help him retake ownership of Pacific SOGO, one of the most profitable department store chains in Taiwan. Lee has been engaged in a legal battle with Far Eastern Group Chairman Douglas Hsu over SOGO's ownership since the early 2000s.

Source: The Standard September 21, 2020 04:18 UTC