Lee said he called Wu immediately after Chen was released, and that Wu said she wanted to thank God for the news.
Former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) also lauded the court’s decision yesterday as a move that tallied with law and order and respected human rights.
“The most important part of the judiciary is procedural justice ... Chen and his lawyers should face the case calmly and rationally, and society should not interfere with the trial,” she said while attending an event in Taichung City.
Meanwhile, Washington expressed hope that Taiwan’s legal system would be “transparent, fair and impartial.”
In response to a question on the indictment of the former president during a daily press briefing, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack read a short, prepared statement that said: “We are confident in Taiwan’s democracy and its legal system. And we have every expectation that the process will be transparent, fair and impartial.”
He declined to comment on allegations that the investigation was marred by political interference.
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