Independent presidential candidate James Soong (
The story, which appeared on Wednesday, quoted unnamed investigators and Taiwanese residing in Hawaii as saying Soong owned an apartment on Alamona Boulevard, on Oahu Island, near the famous Waikiki Beach.
The report came in the wake of an investigation into money Soong was said to have remitted to overseas accounts, which now stands at an estimated NT$300 million.
Yesterday, Soong's lawyer, Huang Tung-hsiung (
Soong told reporters in Taichung yesterday that he will donate any damages he receives from the case for 921 earthquake relief.
Soong also called the Liberty Times report groundless and "intolerable."
Speaking at a rally in Taichung yesterday, Soong reiterated that neither he nor his wife owns real estate in the US. Only their son Soong Chen-yuan (
Meanwhile, investigators at the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office summoned more witnesses for questioning into Soong's financial dealings.
Among them was Wang Hsin-hsin (
Prosecutors believe Soong remitted massive funds to a number of legislative candidates during that year's election campaign.
Apart from the prosecutors, the Control Yuan also plans to summon key witnesses for questioning next week. The witnesses are likely to include Ma Chieh-ming (
Meanwhile, a war of words continued between Soong and deputy Minister of Finance Yen Ching-chang (顏慶章), whom Soong has accused of spreading rumors.
Yen told reporters yesterday that Soong's son and daughter-in-law, as well as her parents, were among the recipients of money Soong's financial advisor, Chen Pi-yun (
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