Lee Tai-an (
"I can only assure you that my client [Lee] has not admitted to anything. That is all," said Wu Cheng-chieh (
"Attorney Wu Han-cheng (吳漢成), another defense counsel of Lee's, and I have been trying to see Lee in person and learn of what he told prosecutors but we have yet to have a chance," Wu said yesterday.
"I also want to know what exactly happened and what exactly Lee told prosecutors," Wu Cheng-chieh said. "At the moment, I must say, these stories in the newspapers may not reflect what is really going on."
Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office Spokesman Chung Chung-hsiao (
Meanwhile, the Taiwan Railway Administration has decided to seek compensation of NT$46.96 million (US$1,467,500) from the Lee family.
"We have filed a request to the court to temporarily freeze the Lee brothers' properties while we seek compensation," said Ho Nuan-hsuan (
Lee's defense counsel was not happy about the administration's legal move.
"[Lee] has yet to be convicted of anything. The request for compensation seems to me to assume that my client is guilty," Wu Han-cheng said.
Chinese-language newspapers such as the United Daily and China Times, among others, all reported that Lee had admitted to "parts of the crime."
Prosecutors had carried out a DNA test and Lee's DNA matches samples collected from the crime scene, said the media reports, adding that prosecutors discovered new evidence after questioning another person allegedly involved in the crime.
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