Prosecutors yesterday placed Chen Hsing-yu (陳幸妤), the daughter of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), on travel restrictions, saying she would have to notify authorities if she planned to leave the country.
On Wednesday, Chen Hsing-yu was charged with giving false testimony during investigations into the former first family for corruption and money laundering over the past two years.
Diana Chen (陳敏薰), former chairwoman of Taipei 101, was also indicted on Wednesday for giving false testimony.
The Special Investigation Division under the Supreme Prosecutors Office said Chen Hsing-yu lied when she said she did not deliver a check for NT$10 million (US$307,500) under the name of a friend to former first lady Wu Shu-jen's (吳淑珍) brother — Wu Ching-mao (吳景茂) — in 2004.
The money was transferred into several overseas bank accounts before ending up in a Swiss bank account jointly owned by Chen Shui-bian's son, Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), and his daughter-in-law, Huang Jui-ching (黃睿靚).
Wu Shu-jen was first indicted on Nov. 3, 2006 for claiming reimbursements totaling NT$14.8 million from her husband's special “state affairs fund” using invoices she took from other people.
Soon after he left office last year, Chen Shui-bian, along with his wife and 13 former aides, officials and family members, were charged with taking NT$490 million in bribes during his eight years in office. Held at the Taipei Detention Center since Dec. 30, Chen has denied all the charges.
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