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KMT lawmakers may file suit if DPP officials not indicted

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday threatened to sue Prosecutor Eric Chen (陳瑞仁) if he failed to indict three top Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials for their handling of their special allowance funds.

"We will file a lawsuit against Eric Chen if he fails to indict Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮), Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and Presidential Office Secretary-General Chiou I-jen (邱義仁) within a month," KMT Legislator Alex Fai (費鴻泰) said.

The lawmakers' demand came in the wake of unconfirmed reports that appeared in the latest issue of the Chinese-language weekly Next magazine and in yesterday's issue of the Chinese-language United Daily News.

The Next magazine report alleged that Lu used receipts issued by various supermarkets and Chiou's receipts from visits to the doctor to apply for reimbursements from her allowance fund.

The United Daily News, meanwhile, reported that Chiou used receipts from buying books and medical consultations, while Su used receipts from purchasing furniture and books to seek reimbursements from their respective allowance funds.

"Lu, Su and Chiou may be suspected of graft and forgery like the president," said KMT Legislator Kuo Su-chun (郭素春), based on the reports.

Prosecutors indicted first lady Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍) and several presidential aides for their involvement in the state affairs fund case last November.

They also said that Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was suspected of graft and forgery, but he could not be charged because of presidential immunity.

Fai said that Eric Chen should have also indicted the president's son Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), his daughter Chen Hsing-yu (陳幸妤) and her husband Chao Chien-ming (趙建銘).

Based on Eric Chen's statement on the indictment, the Presidential Office used Chen Chih-chung and Chen Hsing-yu's personal receipts in applying for reimbursements from the state affairs fund.

Former KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was indicted early last month on corruption charges for allegedly siphoning funds from his special allowance fund when he was mayor of Taipei.

The three DPP officials should all be indicted, Kuo said, adding that "if not, it would mean that Ma's indictment was a result of political persecution."
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