Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators said yesterday they had information on individuals who received kickbacks in connection with the Lafayette frigate purchase scandal and urged prosecutors to question the officials who made the decision to buy the French ships in favor of a fleet of South Korean vessels.
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Although they didn't single anyone out by name, Legislators Hsu Kuo-yung (
Hsu said that he recently acquired numerous documents from France and Germany, including a list detailing the names of those who received kickbacks, their bank accounts, who paid the bribes and how the transactions were completed.
"Seven French corporations deposited amounts totaling about NT$17 billion (US$523.4 million) into about 30 bank accounts as kickbacks as a result of the deal," Hsu said.
Hsu said that French officials discovered the secret documents while searching the office of a former French finance minister on May 3.
"One of my French friends saw the documents and informed me about them," Hsu said.
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Hau Lung-bin (
"DPP legislators should make the list known to the public to clear up the matter, rather than using innuendos to influence the year-end election," he said.
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