KMT lawmaker Liao Hwu-peng (廖福本) was indicted yesterday for allegedly trying to coerce executives to sell fake stocks in the Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp (奇美電子). Prosecutors are demanding he serve seven years in prison if found guilty.
Tainan District Prosecutor Chao Chung-yueh (
According to the Tainan District prosecutor, Liao called Chi Mei Electronics nine times last year and demanded that the company sell him shares at discount prices. But Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp rejected Liao's request.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
Liao, 62, a six-term opposition legislator from Yunlin County, said he was innocent.
Liao questioned how the prosecutors could indict him when they had failed to find fake shares during a raid of his apartment, located in the Ta-an Complex, a government-owned residence for legislators, on Aug. 16 last year.
Another search of Liao's office in the Legislative Yuan last year was prohibited by speaker Wang Jing-pyng (
Meanwhile, Taipei District Prosecutor Liu Cheng-wu (
Liu said Liao was found to have changed the date of more than 30 bills illegally.
The total value of the checks is more than NT$300,000. But Liao claimed that his assistant had changed the dates at the request of the Bank of Taiwan.
To avoid accusations of violating legislators' rights, prosecutor Liu said he would question Liao on Feb.19, the eve of the new legislative session, which opens on Feb. 20.
Liao said he is suffering from an injured leg and can't be present at that time.
In addition to these two cases, prosecutors are also investigating whether Liao was involved in insider trading of certain stocks.
Liao said in a press conference yesterday at the Legislative Yuan that his friend had warned him that he might be in trouble after the DPP took power. He did not explain further, but said "now the words of my friend are unfortunately coming true."
Asked whether Liao had been a special target of the Ministry of Justice, justice minister Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) said yesterday that the ministry will do its best to crack down on all illegal activities, but will not get involved in any particular case as long there is sufficient evidence to prove the crime.Chen said government action to crack down on "black gold" would not change from one party or person to another.
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