Nah! Sinkies dun got balls to do it! 
Taiwan court convicts former first lady of perjury
By ANNIE HUANG, Associated Press Writer
58 mins ago
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A court has sentenced Taiwan's former first lady to a year in jail for giving false testimony in a wide-ranging corruption case involving her and her husband, a preliminary verdict in a major trial expected to wrap up later this month.
The high-profile case against former President Chen Shui-bian tests the Taiwanese government's resolve to crack down on official corruption. The final verdict will be closely scrutinized as the judicial system in this freewheeling democracy hopes to use the case to establish its fairness and credibility.
The corruption probe on Chen has ensnared his relatives, aides, associates and several businesspeople.
Wu Shu-chen, wife of former President Chen Shui-bian, was convicted on charges of asking her children to lie during a probe into the graft case, the Taipei District Court said in a verdict handed out late Tuesday. It said that Chen's son, daughter and son-in-law each were sentenced to six months in jail for perjury.
A businesswoman, Diana Chen, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for perjury. Prosecutors have accused her of bribing Wu for an executive position in a state-run securities firm, a charge she has denied.
Following months of proceedings in the main corruption trial, the court is scheduled to pass verdicts on Chen and Wu on Sept. 11. Prosecutors have said Chen could face life in prison if convicted on all counts, including embezzlement and bribe-taking.
Chen has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, and claims he is being persecuted for his anti-China views by his successor Ma Ying-jeou.
Since taking office last year, Ma has aggressively tried to push aside Chen's pro-independence policies and improve relations with Beijing. Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949.
Wu is also expected to be sentenced to lengthy jail terms on bribe-taking and money laundering charges. She has denied the charges but pleaded guilty to forgery.
Chen, 58, was charged of embezzling NT$104 million for most of his presidency ($3.15 million at the current exchange rate) from a special presidential fund, receiving bribes worth at least $9 million in U.S. currency in connection with a government land deal and laundering part of the funds by wiring the money to Swiss bank accounts.
Chen — who served as president from 2000 to 2008 — has been held in a suburban Taipei detention center since last December. Judges have rejected his appeals for release on flight risks.
Taiwan court convicts former first lady of perjury
By ANNIE HUANG, Associated Press Writer
58 mins ago
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A court has sentenced Taiwan's former first lady to a year in jail for giving false testimony in a wide-ranging corruption case involving her and her husband, a preliminary verdict in a major trial expected to wrap up later this month.
The high-profile case against former President Chen Shui-bian tests the Taiwanese government's resolve to crack down on official corruption. The final verdict will be closely scrutinized as the judicial system in this freewheeling democracy hopes to use the case to establish its fairness and credibility.
The corruption probe on Chen has ensnared his relatives, aides, associates and several businesspeople.
Wu Shu-chen, wife of former President Chen Shui-bian, was convicted on charges of asking her children to lie during a probe into the graft case, the Taipei District Court said in a verdict handed out late Tuesday. It said that Chen's son, daughter and son-in-law each were sentenced to six months in jail for perjury.
A businesswoman, Diana Chen, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for perjury. Prosecutors have accused her of bribing Wu for an executive position in a state-run securities firm, a charge she has denied.
Following months of proceedings in the main corruption trial, the court is scheduled to pass verdicts on Chen and Wu on Sept. 11. Prosecutors have said Chen could face life in prison if convicted on all counts, including embezzlement and bribe-taking.
Chen has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, and claims he is being persecuted for his anti-China views by his successor Ma Ying-jeou.
Since taking office last year, Ma has aggressively tried to push aside Chen's pro-independence policies and improve relations with Beijing. Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949.
Wu is also expected to be sentenced to lengthy jail terms on bribe-taking and money laundering charges. She has denied the charges but pleaded guilty to forgery.
Chen, 58, was charged of embezzling NT$104 million for most of his presidency ($3.15 million at the current exchange rate) from a special presidential fund, receiving bribes worth at least $9 million in U.S. currency in connection with a government land deal and laundering part of the funds by wiring the money to Swiss bank accounts.
Chen — who served as president from 2000 to 2008 — has been held in a suburban Taipei detention center since last December. Judges have rejected his appeals for release on flight risks.
