Chen Lee Shen (陳李慎), the mother of imprisoned former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), told Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday that she would barely have the will to live if her son were to remain in prison.
Beginning his tour around the nation in order to better understand the mindset of the general public, Su yesterday stopped in Greater Tainan to visit a shoe factory and food cultivation industries before paying a visit to Chen Lee in the afternoon.
Chen Lee burst into tears when she saw Su and asked him to think of a way to get Chen out of prison, saying that Chen had been framed and his physical health was deteriorating. She also asked Su to help Chen get medical parole.
Su told Chen Lee that he, too, is concerned about Chen and has visited him twice, adding that the DPP has also decided in its Central Standing Committee meeting to endorse and support the petition calling for Chen’s medical parole.
Separately yesterday, Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said he has conveyed to the Cabinet the concerns expressed by DPP lawmakers over the human rights situation concerning Chen.
“I’ve done my best to let the executive branch know about the situation and it has done its best within its limitations,” Wang said.
The manufacture of the remaining 28 M1A2T Abrams tanks Taiwan purchased from the US has recently been completed, and they are expected to be delivered within the next one to two months, a source said yesterday. The Ministry of National Defense is arranging cargo ships to transport the tanks to Taiwan as soon as possible, said the source, who is familiar with the matter. The estimated arrival time ranges from late this month to early next month, the source said. The 28 Abrams tanks make up the third and final batch of a total of 108 tanks, valued at about NT$40.5 billion
Travel agencies in Taiwan are working to secure alternative flights for travelers bound for New Zealand for the Lunar New Year holiday, as Air New Zealand workers are set to strike next week. The airline said that it has confirmed that the planned industrial action by its international wide-body cabin crew would go ahead on Thursday and Friday next week. While the Auckland-based carrier pledged to take reasonable measures to mitigate the impact of the workers’ strike, an Air New Zealand flight arriving at Taipei from Auckland on Thursday and another flight departing from Taipei for Auckland on Saturday would have to
A group from the Taiwanese Designers in Australia association yesterday represented Taiwan at the Midsumma Pride March in Melbourne. The march, held in the St. Kilda suburb, is the city’s largest LGBTQIA+ parade and the flagship event of the annual Midsumma Festival. It attracted more than 45,000 spectators who supported the 400 groups and 10,000 marchers that participated this year, the association said. Taiwanese Designers said they organized a team to march for Taiwan this year, joining politicians, government agencies, professionals and community organizations in showing support for LGBTQIA+ people and diverse communities. As the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex
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