Chen Shui Bian released from remand prison

[uncleyap]

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/081213/1/1b3zo.html
無逃亡之虞 陳水扁當庭釋放

<label></label> 更新日期:<q>2008/12/13 06:35</q>
<table class="left" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td><label></label></td></tr> </tbody></table>特偵組從重量刑被告陳水扁，移審到台北地院開聲押庭，裁定是否延押陳水扁，庭訊歷經四個小時，法官因陳水扁沒有逃亡之虞，加上陳水扁也答應法官日後台北地院開庭絕不會挾群眾力量，拒絕出庭，因此裁定陳水扁當庭釋放，但仍限制住居。(黃進恭報導)


陳水扁終於當庭釋放，歷史時間點就在十三號凌晨一點十二分，歷經四個小時庭訊，審判長周占春裁定被告陳水扁當庭釋放，律師鄭文龍表示這是台灣司法一大進步。


(不應再用羈押方式讓他律師不能好好跟他談案情，讓他的辯護空洞化，這樣不是一個押人取供的方式審理，會讓社會更多信服，讓司法公信力更提升)


實 際上回顧審理過程，審判長周占春最後裁定陳水扁當庭釋放都有跡可循。特偵組檢察官極力希望法官羈押陳水扁，因他涉嫌犯下重罪且有串證之虞，律師鄭文龍希望 法官當庭釋放，因為媒體早已對陳水扁審判，唯有釋放陳水扁才是對他公平，也對台灣社會有正面幫助。審判長周占春先詢問律師鄭文龍如果裁定不延押陳水扁，希 望法官如何做，還先讓陳水扁及律師鄭文龍商量十分鐘，鄭文龍說希望法官參考高院裁定，不要羈押陳水扁，被告是卸任總統應給予尊重，因此建議釋放他。審判長 周占春再問陳水扁如果你重獲自由，能否不要挾群眾力量拒絕到庭訊問，陳水扁說絕對不會，一定會準時到庭。隨後三位法官進行一個多小時評議，作出陳水扁當庭 釋放但限制住居、出境出海的裁定。
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[uncleyap]

Last night 1:12am, Taiwanese court released Chen Shui Bian the money laundering president. :-) That shows how late the judges work in Taiwan. Their courts are like 7-eleven.

The release is on no bail condition, no withholding passport was ruled, but there is restriction of resident & travel imposed.

From the picture Ah Bian obviously lost quite some weight.

 

[uncleyap]

Ah Bian nearly cried when he got released from remand prison after 32 days.

But this was not his first time in jail, he was persecuted by ex-KMT-totalitarian regime during Jiang-family regime (CKS's Son's era). He was previously imprisoned longer than 32 days.

But now he said this 32 days were his loneliest time in life.

I suspect that he was actually missing his billion dollar funds during the last 32 days instead of people. Because previously he didn't have these billions of dollars when he was in jail. After he became president and enriched himself into billions, he could not take 32 days of imprisonment any more. It suggest that it wasn't people that he missed in jail, but $$$$$ billion $$$$ instead.



http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/081213/1/1b3zm.html

當庭釋放 陳水扁哽咽感動

<label></label> 更新日期:<q>2008/12/13 06:35</q>
前總統陳水扁當庭釋放，他遭羈押三十二天後，首度公開出面談話，他身材有些消瘦，頭髮也變厚。陳水扁表示度過他人生中最孤獨的三十二天，他很感謝外界對他的聲援及關心，針對審判長希望他不要挾群眾力量，日後拒絕出庭，陳水扁也說他會謹記在心。(黃進恭報導)


陳水扁遭羈押三十二天，終於獲得當庭釋放，他身材有些消瘦，頭髮也變長變厚，他說有外界支持聲援及關心，他內心非常感激。


(特別這三十二天，承蒙各位關心聲援及照顧，讓我能夠在獄中度過最辛苦也是最孤獨的三十二天)


陳水扁也說他收到高等法院對於台北地院裁准羈押他最後被撤銷更裁，在高等法院發回理由裡，他真的非常敬佩也很感動，他也感謝台北地院合議庭法官，並說會做到審判長周占春希望他不要挾群眾力量拒絕出庭的要求。


(當然最要感謝的是剛才台北地院合議庭的裁定，非常感謝審判長，兩位法官，作了那樣的決定，他也特別給我交代吩咐並要求，我也會謹記在心)


陳水扁發表簡短談話後，兒子陳致中帶著新鞋讓陳水扁穿上，隨即搭車回到寶徠住處，和家人再度重享睽違近一個月的天倫之樂。

 

[Nomad]

this is one of the biggest joke.
a so corrupted and anyone also know that he siphon all their money yet they are still supporting him.

 

[Wisely]

Uncleyap what's your stand on Chen Shui Bian? Are you supportive of him?

 

[samurai1110]

They have both been in jail but Old Yappy Dog is not happy to see CSB not smiling getting out of jail.

 

[Sideswipe]

I thought there are plenty of life lessons to be learnt from Chen Shui Bian corruption scandal.
I wouldn't go into the moral right or wrong

Who are your friends in your time of needs. Would your friends support you even if you did something wrong.
How far would you go to save yourself and would it be worth it.

frankly, I have refused to admit to some undesirable things I have done ( btw, not Ah Bian level, no jail terms ) even to my family and "close friends". It's just that - How to say it out, I rather lied and lied.

can understand Ah Bian plight. Right or Wrong - There's no turning back from the moment the corruption case was exposed. In life one always have a decision to make and choice to take. Ah Bian chose to gamble big, risk all, claiming his innocence, fight lawsuits and possibly get off lightly rather than admitting his crimes and lengthy jail terms + condemned by even his hardcore supporters who still believe in him.

Even if the courts find him guilty with strong evidences. If Ah Bian claim himself innocent, his hardcore supporters will always believe his claims.

 

[samurai1110]

That's the problem with civilised society today. Just dig deep enough and u can justify the actions of the most hardened crimminals. Why bother teaching morality in schools? Why also preach this in the first place?

 

[uncleyap]

Uncleyap what's your stand on Chen Shui Bian? Are you supportive of him?

I must acknowledge Ah Bian's past contributions in the fight to over throw KMT Totalitarians. Self-enrichment and money laundering however can not be tolerated at all. I support 施明德 and 红衫军 to bring down Ah Bian. I support the prosecution to punish him, to set examples for other greedy corrupts.

To be fair to each political figures, they must be evaluated fairly considering both their Merits & Demerits. Ah Bian's bringing down of Totalitarian Regime is his merit, his corruption and money laundering are his demerits.

When a person in the office of president committed these crimes, he ought to be punished regardless of his past merits. Forgiving is ridiculous.

As a Chinese I don't support Taiwanese Independence, not just because I am anti-separatism, this idea is also splitting up the huge ethnic Chinese family. If you are able to read Chinese:

台湾和大陸，对我而言，手心是肉手背也是肉，中华是一个大家庭，老大老二可以争地位，但不应该闹分家。分家是不长进的，斗不过老大就分家是吗？错了啦！

 

[samurai1110]

Finally some really wise sayings from U!

 

[silverfox@]

If he is awaiting trial, I still think is ok, but why is he released without bail and no visa restriction or passport withheld?

 

[Sideswipe]

Don't write off Chen Shui Bian.

This guy won 3 of the biggest elections in Taiwan election history by luck, destiny or clever strategies ( depending on how you see it )
but everybody has a nemesis in his life, someone whom you just loathe and always stand in your way.

Ma Ying Jeou is probably Ah Bian nemesis. He inflicted Ah Bian the biggest disappointment of his political career ( the 1998 Taipei Mayor defeat ) and Ma presidential win in 2008 also ensured that Bian had no chance of covering up his corruptions scandals and right now Bian is probably in the biggest crisis of his life.

But for all his political victories - if he can get out of this grave that he dug for himself, this will be his greatest victory.