After prosecutors decided not to indict PFP Chairman James Soong (
Hsu pointed out that the financial scandal is a case of public prosecution in nature. Therefore, it's an offense which does not require a complaint to be filed before it can be prosecuted.
"Anyone who has new evidence on [Soong's] criminal acts in the case can report to prosecutors," the lawmaker said.
Hsu has also filed a complaint to the Control Yuan against prosecutor Hung Tai-wen (
Hsu has accused the prosecutor of ignoring key evidence passing over critical witnesses.
The scandal came into the spotlight again after President Chen Shui-bian (
In response to Chen's comments, PFP spokesman Hsieh Kong-ping (
The Lafayette scandal centers around Taiwan's efforts to purchase navy frigates from France in 1991. It has been revealed that Paris paid huge kickbacks to Taiwan and China in order to secure the deal.
On Thursday, some DPP legislators accused both Soong and Lee of involvement in the case.
However, the DPP legislative caucus later dropped Lee's name from their list of accused. It also apologized to the TSU for naming Lee, the party's spiritual leader, after some TSU lawmakers threatened to end their partnership with the DPP.
Taiwan’s Liu Ming-i, right, who also goes by the name Ray Liu, poses with a Chinese Taipei flag after winning the gold medal in the men’s physique 170cm competition at the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation Asian Championship in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, yesterday.
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