Injustice Continues in Chen Shui-bian's Trial

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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 10:33 Jerome F. Keating Ph.D. Editorials of Interest - Jerome F. Keating's writings
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Injustice Continues in Chen Shui-bian's Trial
Monday May 11, by Jerome F. Keating Ph.D.

Injustice flows from granting too much power to an agency or government and that continues to be the case in Taiwan. The collaboration of prosecutors and witnesses, plea discussions and immunity negotiations continue to easily lead to a fabrication of evidence where the intimidated witnesses say what the prosecutors want them to say. Professor Jerome Cohen's critical remarks of Taiwan's legal process again hold center stage as run of the mill prosecutors are allowed free rein in the courts. The most recent abuse has been that when the unconstitutional holding of Chen Shui-bian finally went into effect, the prosecutors drummed up new charges so that they could still keep Chen in jail. Review these past highlights.

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The unprofessional and discriminatory attitude of the prosecutors. The prosecutors swear they will resign if they don't convict Chen Shui-bian. The prosecutors unprofessionally mock Chen Shui-bian's guilt in a skit. The Minister of Justice condones this unprofessional behavior.
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