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Taiwan Supreme Court reduces sentence for ex-president Chen

November 11, 2010 12:12:32 PM

The Supreme Court of the Republic of China Thursday reduced the 12-year prison sentences for former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian and his wife to 11 years each for bribery charges....

November 8, 2010 09:03:15 AM

The Taiwan Supreme Prosecutors Office on Monday announced the indictment of 13 people, including three High Court judges, on charges of bribery, corruption and money laundering. The...

November 7, 2010 01:39:39 PM

Prosecutors from the Taiwanese Special Investigation Panel (SIP) announced Sunday that they will appeal the recent acquittal of former president Chen Shui-bian . Chen was acquitted on Friday of charges of money laundering,...

November 6, 2010 12:21:37 PM

Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian and 21 co-defendants, including his wife and other relatives, were acquitted on Friday of charges of money laundering, breach of trust and insider trading. Taipei District Court [official website,...

August 11, 2010 01:41:58 PM

The Taipei Prosecutors Office on Wednesday raided the homes of several current and former High Court judges suspected of accepting bribes in exchange for reduced sentencing, and arrested five more suspects in the case. Three judges were...

July 14, 2010 12:06:22 PM

The Taipei District Court announced Wednesday that a prosecutor and three judges had been arrested on corruption charges. The three judges, all from the Taiwan High Court [official website, in...

June 18, 2010 03:16:56 PM

The Taiwan High Court on Friday extended the jail sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian for two months while the former leader prepares his appeal...

June 11, 2010 10:23:25 AM

The Taiwan High Court on Friday reduced the life sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to 20 years, finding that he had not embezzled as...

June 8, 2010 01:27:39 PM

The Taipei District Court on Tuesday found former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian not guilty of embezzling USD $330,000. Chen was indicted in September for allegedly using funds received...

January 18, 2010 09:09:00 AM

Thomas Ching-peng Peng : "On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's ex-President Chen Shui-bian was sentenced to life in prison and fined NT $200 million on charges of embezzlement, taking bribes, and money laundering,...

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On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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