Taiwan court cuts ex-president Chen’s life term to 20 years
June 11th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANSTaipei, June 11 (DPA) Taiwan’s High Court Friday reduced former president Chen Shui-bian’s life term to 20 years imprisonment as his family has given back some of the state funds he was accused of having embezzled, TV reports said.
The high court also cut the life term for Chen’s wife, Wu Shu-chen, who had also been found guilty of fraud and money laundering, to 14 years, cable TV channel TVBS said.
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