Taipei Detention Center Deputy Director Lee Ta-chu (李大竹) said Chen got out of bed at 6:50am yesterday, as usual. However, he had not eaten or drunk anything since Thursday afternoon and refused to have his blood pressure taken.
“We will continue to keep an eye on his physical condition,” Lee said.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators were critical of the former president’s latest decision to stop eating or drinking.
Chen fasted in November last year and February this year to protest what he calls a political witch hunt against him by the government.
KMT Legislator Lee Ching-hua (李慶華) accused Chen of staging a show.
“If he’s going to write another will next time, I would suggest that he include a treasure map in it so that we will all know where he hid the money he embezzled,” Lee said.
KMT Legislator Lo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) shared Lee’s view, urging Chen to stop “faking” his illness.
Lo said that the DPP should stop shielding “a corrupt [former] president.”
“The case should be dealt with using the proper legal process,” she said.
Meanwhile, Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) told reporters during a visit to the DPP caucus yesterday that whether Chen is allowed to seek medical help at a hospital escorted by law enforcement authorities would depend on the assessment of doctors at the detention center.
Wang said she could not interfere in Chen’s case because it was the responsibility of the state public prosecutor-general to decide how to handle the case.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FLORA WANG, CNA AND AFP
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