Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) said yesterday that the Legislative Yuan should pass a statute governing stolen party assets as soon as possible, and that he was ready to testify on the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) assets if necessary.
"I never took any money from the KMT, but some people still say that I was a thief, and I get really angry about that," he said.
Lee said that he only received NT$5,000 a month when he was a member of the KMT Central Standing Committee, but that when he became party chairman, he stopped receiving money from the party altogether.
Lee was speaking as he stumped for Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislative candidate David Huang (黃適卓) yesterday.
"I never took any money from the party. Some people used money but have blamed the loss of that money on me because they're feeling guilty," he said.
Lee also talked about the arms deal with the US that has been blocked in the legislature, saying the new weapons were necessary to defend Taiwan against China.
"But the former chief of the Navy [People First Party Legislator Nelson Ku,
Lee also said that although President Chen Shui-bian (
And compared with the US, where losing candidates congratulate winning candidates "on the spot," Lee said Taiwan had losing candidates who would never concede and who have been causing trouble for eight months since the presidential election.
"Some leaders wouldn't concede even if they lost three or four times -- they still think their destiny is to become president," Lee said.
"They even said the March 19 shooting was planned by A-bian [Chen] himself. These kinds of leaders should be eliminated," he said.
Lee campaigned later yesterday for TSU caucus whip Chen Chien-ming (陳建銘). There he said that the nation was facing two challenges.
"One is how to erase the residue of the authoritarian regime of Chiang Kai-shek (
Lee said that Taiwan had not managed to eradicate the authoritarian regime entirely, and that this domestic issue had to be dealt with first before Taiwan could deal with international matters.
"Those who still think that the party equals the nation and consider themselves to be the only legitimate candidates for the presidency will only have things done their way," Lee said. "Those without the destiny to become president should stop fantasizing about it."
Lee then alleged he had received threats.
"Actually, I am surrounded by a lot of bodyguards today. Some people have been threatening to kill me. But I am not scared of this kind of thing," he said.
Taiwan yesterday denied Chinese allegations that its military was behind a cyberattack on a technology company in Guangzhou, after city authorities issued warrants for 20 suspects. The Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau earlier yesterday issued warrants for 20 people it identified as members of the Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command (ICEFCOM). The bureau alleged they were behind a May 20 cyberattack targeting the backend system of a self-service facility at the company. “ICEFCOM, under Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, directed the illegal attack,” the warrant says. The bureau placed a bounty of 10,000 yuan (US$1,392) on each of the 20 people named in
The High Court yesterday found a New Taipei City woman guilty of charges related to helping Beijing secure surrender agreements from military service members. Lee Huei-hsin (李慧馨) was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for breaching the National Security Act (國家安全法), making illegal compacts with government employees and bribery, the court said. The verdict is final. Lee, the manager of a temple in the city’s Lujhou District (蘆洲), was accused of arranging for eight service members to make surrender pledges to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in exchange for money, the court said. The pledges, which required them to provide identification
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