Tue, Mar 11, 2003 - Page 3 News List

Legislator faces off with Chien

INSULTThe MOFA head and PFP legislator Lee Ching-hua traded barbs across the floor as the finger pointing continued in the fugitive Andrew Wang notarization debacle

By Monique Chu  /  STAFF REPORTER

As the Cabinet's three-person task force is soon to unveil the investigation results regarding the representative offices' handling of the notarization process, spokesman Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday suggested that Chien might be spared in the matter.

"As the issuance and later revocation of the notarization of Wang's certificate of appointment was handled in accordance with related regulations, no one should be punished for anything," Lin said.

Lin also explained why the foreign ministry later revoked the notarization.

"The ministry revoked the notarization because the issuance of such a paper posed a potential of sabotaging its national interests," Lin said.

According to Lin, the Control Yuan reminded the ministry that the issuance of the notarization would lead to Wang's being able to use the money stored in his bank in Geneva.

Lin, however, failed to specify when the task force will make available the investigation result.

The task force, led by Minister without Portfolio Hsu Chih-hsiung (許志雄), is composed of Lee Jo-1 (李若一), deputy director-general of the Cabinet-level Central Personnel Administration, and Vice Minister of Justice Hsieh Wen-ting (謝文定).

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