319 shooter's family changes their tune

She added, "[The police] told me that I would be sentenced to seven years in prison if I didn't make the confession [they wanted]."

No new evidence

Still, the Tainan Prosecutors' Office said it was unlikely to reopen the case without new evidence.

Lin said he suspected political motives were behind the family's move, which coincided with an opposition rally and came a week before the anniversary of the shooting.

"We hope the Chen family was not used by some people with ulterior motives," he said.

Meanwhile, former TSU lawmaker -- now a member of the KMT -- Su Ying-kuei (蘇盈貴) accused the police of faking the videotape of the shooter. He displayed another photo to back his argument.

"Although there was a time lag of 17 seconds between the two photos, it is unreasonable that the crime scene of the videotape contained just a few people, while the photo I had was jam-packed with people," Su said.

Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday proposed that the new state public prosecutor-general form another task force to investigate the March 19 assassination attempt again. She also said she hoped to talk with Chen's family in order to have a better understanding of the matter.

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