Taiwan high court rules prostitution law unconstitutional
November 7, 2009
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court [official website] of Taiwan ruled Friday that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it undermines equality under the country's constitution [text]. The Social Order and Maintenance Act will have to be amended to meet constit....... [more] 
Taiwan high court dismisses ex-president Chen's appeal over replaced judges
October 17, 2009
[JURIST] Taiwan's Constitutional Court [official website, in Chinese] on Friday dismissed an appeal by former president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], who faces a life sentence [JURIST report] on corruption charges. Chen's appeal was based on a claim that his constitutional right....... [more]
Taiwan ex-president Chen indicted on additional embezzlement charge
September 23, 2009
[JURIST] Taiwan prosecutors filed a new indictment against former president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Wednesday, less than two weeks after Chen was sentenced to life in prison [JURIST report] on other corruption charges. The new charge accuses Chen of embezzling $330,000 [Tai....... [more]
Taiwan court denies ex-president Chen's release pending appeal
September 16, 2009
[JURIST] The Taipei District Court has ruled that former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will not be released on bail, according to an aide Wednesday. Chen was found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to life in prison [JURIST report] last week. Under Ta....... [more]
Taiwan ex-president Chen sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges
September 11, 2009
[JURIST] Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was found guilty Friday on corruption charges and sentenced to life in prison. Chen's wife Wu Shu-Chen was also given a life sentence [CNA report] after the pair were convicted on charges of embezzlement, receiving....... [more]
Former Taiwan first lady sentenced to year in prison for obstructing justice
September 2, 2009
[JURIST] The Taipei District Court [official site, in Chinese] sentenced former Taiwanese first lady Wu Shu-Chen to one year in prison for obstructing justice in a corruption case against her. Wu Shu-Chen, wife of embattled former president Chen Shui-bian [JURIST news archive], was found guilty of i....... [more]
Taiwan ex-president Chen sues judges over detention
August 5, 2009
[JURIST] Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] filed suit Wednesday against the three judges hearing his corruption case, accusing them of illegally prolonging his detention. Chen, who was indicted [JURIST report] in December, faces possible life in prison on c....... [more]
Taiwan court to deliver ex-president Chen verdict in September
July 24, 2009
[JURIST] The Taipei District court said Friday that a verdict in the corruption cases against former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will be delivered on September 11. Presiding judge Tsai Shou-hsum said that the trial had entered its final stages [Xinhua report....... [more]
Palau offer to accept Uighur detainees not motivated by Chinese reaction: report
June 11, 2009
[JURIST] Palau President Johnson Toribiong told the Associated Press Thursday that his offer to accept [JURIST report] 17 Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives] was motivated by human rights concerns [AP report] and not by the Chinese government's reaction. The Palau governme....... [more]
Taiwan ex-president Chen dismisses lawyers to protest prosecution
May 22, 2009
[JURIST] Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] dismissed his defense lawyers Thursday and announced he would not call any witnesses in protest of what he sees as a politically motivated prosecution [Taipei Times report]. Chen, who was indicted [JURIST report] i....... [more]
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