Vice President Annette Lu (
"While the vice president was unaware of the remarks attorney Lu made until she read the newspaper [yesterday] morning, she immediately telephoned him and expressed her strong discontent over the comments," said a statement released by the Presidential Office yesterday morning.
The statement said that Lu enjoyed a sound relationship with the president and that the public should refrain from engaing in inappropriate speculation.
The statement said that Lu's brother, Lu Chuan-sheng (
Lu Chuan-sheng then made some comments about his displeasure over the negative characteristics of lawyers.
The Chinese-language China Times published a report in yesterday's edition under the headline "Lu's brother supports ouster of Chen." The report quoted Lu Chuan-sheng as saying that Chen "should step down unconditionally and accept any criminal punishment," but emphasized that it was just his personal opinion and such a wish was unlikely to materialize.
The report said that Lu Chuan-sheng thought Chen had "made the gods angry and the people resentful" and that Chen "should know the right time to leave office."
The report added that Lu Chuan-sheng was irritated by Chen's son-in-law Chao Chien-ming (趙建銘), who was indicted on suspicion of insider trading and taking bribes.
He was even more distraught when he heard of what first lady Wu Shu-jen (
The report claimed that Lu Chuan-sheng knew it would be difficult for him to participate in the anti-Chen campaign, but his anti-Chen remarks were not made because he wanted to see his sister take over the presidency.
"She is very disappointed at how things have turned out," Lu Chuan-sheng was quoted as saying.
When asked by the reporter whether the nation would be a better place if Lu took over the presidency, Lu Chuan-sheng said that he had confidence in his sister.
Lu Chuang-sheng, however, said he and his sister had never talked about her taking over the presidency or letting Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (
"As far as I know, her role is as a backup president, but she never wanted to take over the presidency," he was quoted as saying.
Early yesterday evening, Lu Chuan-sheng told reporters in Taoyuan County that Chen should resign immediately and accept a judicial inquiry.
Lu Chuan-sheng said that Chen had failed to accomplish much during the past six years but had managed to be involved in various scandals.
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