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Prosecutors mull arresting Soong relative, confidant
By Jimmy Chuang
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Oct 24, 2003, Page 3
Taipei prosecutors yesterday said that they may have to arrest People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong's (§º·¡·ì) sister-in-law, Chen Pi-yun (³¯ºÑ¶³), and his former assistant Yang Yun-tai (·¨¶³ÂL) if they keep ignoring summonses in investigations into the Chung Hsing Bills Finance scandal.
"Chen's and Yang's statements are very important to us," said Chen Hung-ta (³¯§»¹F), Taipei District Prosecutors' Office spokesman. "We hope that they will reply to our summonses and tell us as much as possible."
Prosecutors regard Chen Pi-yun and Yang as key witnesses in the scandal because they worked closely with Soong and were in charge of handling his financial affairs.
According to Chen Hung-ta, Chen Pi-yun visited prosecutors when she was summoned in February 2000. However, since prosecutors resumed their investigation of the case in March, both Chen Pi-yun and Yang have ignored four summonses.
Chen Hung-ta said that according to the Code of Criminal Procedure (¦D¨Æ¶D³^ªk), a witness can be arrested when prosecutors deem it "necessary."
As of press time yesterday, prosecutors had not decided when to summon Chen Pi-yun and Yang again, but Chen Hung-ta said a decision would be made "soon."
Prosecutors said they didn't even know if Chen Pi-yun was in the country, as she said she could not attend a previous hearing in September because she was in the US.
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