A key figure in the embezzlement allegations surrounding the first family, Ligi Lee (李慧芬), arrived in the country last night from Australia and will be interviewed today by prosecutors as a witness.
Lee, a Taiwanese fashion designer based in Australia, had told local media such as the Chinese-language United Daily News that she would return to Taiwan with documents proving she had offered some receipts to her cousin Lee Bi-chun (
The documents would include a number of copies of receipts issued by the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei and Sogo Department Store, Ligi Lee said.
Wu has been accused of pocketing cash from a slush fund through reimbursements from fake expenditures, using receipts provided by Lee Bi-chun.
Ligi Lee told the United Daily News that prosecutors had told her that upon her arrival in Taiwan, agents from the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB) would take her from CKS International Airport to the Taiwan High Court Prosecutors' Office or an office in the MJIB.
The interview would begin after she takes a short rest, Ligi Lee said.
Prosecutor Eric Chen (
Taiwan High Court Prosecutors' Office spokesman Chang Wen-cheng (張文政) last week told a press conference that prosecutors would arrange a meeting between both Lees in an investigation court if their statements were contradictory.
Lee Bi-chun, who was subpoenaed last week, has been banned from leaving the country.
The Ministry of Audit had said it found that some copies of receipts submitted to the ministry by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiu Yi (
Ligi Lee told local media outlets she would hold a press conference this week to declare that she had offered receipts worth more than NT$7 million (US$213,000) to be reimbursed from the fund.
Eight restaurants in Taiwan yesterday secured a one-star rating from the Michelin Guide Taiwan for the first time, while three one-star restaurants from last year’s edition were promoted to two stars. Forty-three restaurants were awarded one star this year, including 34 in Taipei, five in Taichung and four in Kaohsiung. Hosu (好嶼), Chuan Ya (川雅), Sushi Kajin (鮨嘉仁), aMaze (心宴), La Vie by Thomas Buhner, Yuan Yi (元一) and Frassi in Taipei and Front House (方蒔) in Kaohsiung received a one-star rating for the first time. Hosu is known for innovative Taiwanese dishes, while Chuan Ya serves Sichuan cuisine and aMaze specializes
Taitung County is to launch charter flights to Malaysia at the end of this year, after setting up flights to Vietnam and Thailand, the Taitung County Government said yesterday. The new charter flight services, provided by low-cost carrier Batik Air Malaysia, would be part of five-day tour packages for visits to Taitung County or Malaysia. The Batik Air charter flight, with about 200 seats, would take Malaysian tourists to Taitung on Dec. 30 and then at 12:35pm return to Kuala Lumpur with Taiwanese tourists. Another charter flight would bring the Taiwanese home on Jan. 3 next year, arriving at 5:30pm, before taking the
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