Chen denies Sogo voucher charges

The Presidential Office yesterday said that the president filed a suit against a media figure Chang Yu-hua (張友驊) for falsely accusing the president of meeting Chen Che-nan in January and February this year.

Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Ma Yung-cheng (馬永成) yesterday also filed a defamation lawsuit against KMT Legislator Chiu Yi (邱毅) for accusing him of taking political contributions via a merger between financial institutions last year and being involved in the 319 assassination attempt on the president and vice president.