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Taiwan court to release indicted ex-leader on bail
AFP - Saturday, December 13
TAIPEI (AFP) - - A Taiwanese court decided to release former president Chen Shui-bian on bail early Saturday, an official said, some ten hours after he was indicted for corruption.
A panel of three judges said Chen could leave custody on condition that he appears at future court hearings and does not leave the country nor change his address, said an official at the Taipei district court.
The ex-leader was not required to provide any surety for the bail, the official added.
Chen's lawyer Cheng Wen-long welcomed the decision, saying it would help increase judicial credibility.
"This is a step forward for Taiwan's judicial system. It will also ease doubt on prosecutors forcing confessions by detaining" Chen, he said.
The ex-leader, locked up since November 12, was indicted on charges of embezzling government funds and laundering money along with 13 others, including his wife, son and daughter-in-law.
Legal experts say Chen, the island's first former leader to be indicted, could face life in prison if convicted.
Chen, who pledged to clean up Taiwanese politics when he was elected in 2000, left office in May after serving the maximum two terms as president.
Prosecutors say the 58-year-old Chen, a lawyer by training, and his wife Wu Shu-chen embezzled about three million US dollars in public funds and, along with two other people, accepted a bribe of about 12 million US dollars on a land deal.
Their son Chen Chih-chung, daughter-in-law Huang Jui-ching and 10 others were indicted for corruption and money laundering in connection with the massive case, which has captivated Taiwan for months.
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