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Chen tight-lipped on daughter's tirade against her in-law
FAMILY AFFAIRS:
The president said that it was not appropriate for him to comment on personal matters while he was attending public events
By Ko Shu-ling
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Jun 29, 2007, Page 2
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday downplayed the angry remarks made by his daughter, who said that her father-in-law should kill himself if he was unable to take responsibility for his actions.
In addition to thanking the media for their concern, Chen said it would be inappropriate for him, as president, to discuss personal matters during public events and he hoped the public would understand.
COMMENCEMENT
Chen made the remarks after attending a commencement ceremony organized by the Cabinet's Central Personnel Administration in Taipei yesterday morning.
Chen's daughter, Chen Hsing-yu (陳幸妤), made the remarks on Wednesday after being asked about the failure of her husband and father-in-law's appeals of their insider-trading convictions.
The Taiwan High Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of Chen's husband, Chao Chien-ming (趙建銘), and his father, Chao Yu-chu (趙玉柱). It also increased their sentences and raised their fines to NT$30 million (US$916,000) each.
Chao Chien-ming's sentence was lengthened by 12 months to seven years imprisonment.
Chao Yu-chu received a 14-month addition to his sentence, which now stands at nine years and six months.
HAPPIER MOOD
Chen Hsing-yu appeared to be in a better mood yesterday.
"Isn't it too much? How come there are so many of you? I'm not [former Taipei mayor] Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), you know," she said upon seeing reporters camped outside her workplace.
Security at her workplace was tightened yesterday.
A bouquet was delivered to the office, but the delivery man refused to say who sent it.
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