The Taipei District Prosecutors Office plans to summon Soong Chen-yuan (
During a symposium organized by the Ministry of Justice
Hung Tai-wen (洪泰文), the prosecutor in charge of the investigation into the source of the funds, said he will summon Soong's secretary, Yang Yun-tai (楊雲黛), former deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan provincial government Ma Chieh-ming (馬潔明), and Bank of Taiwan president Lin Shao-pin (林少斌) for questioning, which begins tomorrow.
The former provincial governor allegedly used more than 20 accounts to remit a large sum of money to the US.
He also allegedly used his son's bank accounts, as well as those of other relatives, to deposit funds he has said were given to him by the KMT.
The Reform Alliance of National Assembly Representatives
During the news conference, former Control Yuan member Chai Tsung-chuan (
He said the financial scandal is nothing more than the KMT's own internal affair, adding that the investigation by the Control Yuan violated the Constitution.
He questioned the motives of the investigation itself, which was completed in less than two months, saying it normally took four months to investigate such a case when he was a member of the Control Yuan.
However, Lee Sheng-yi
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