Via Taipei Times
The DPP yesterday criticized the Taipei District Court decision early yesterday to again detain former President Chen Shui-bian ahead of his trial on corruption charges saying that the government should make it clear whether politics were involved in the decision.
The Court decided to detain Chen because of the alleged crimes and the Court feared that he may flee the country?
On the 23 December, I argued here that Chen is a high profile person where is he going to go? Everyone knows who he is, what is he going to do, attempt to flee the Court's jurisdiction by boat off of Taiwan?
With security details in place round the clock, how could Chen escape---likewise the former President has appeared everytime he has been subpoeaned into Court and has never demonstrated any signs that he intended to flee Taiwan.
Last month I wrote here that the allegations against Chen are dubious. Is KMT President Ma Ying-jeou is getting his marching orders from Beijing?
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