12 Taiwan rail officials indicted for corruption
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March 1, 2013, Friday
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TWELVE Taiwan railway officials including two deputy directors have been indicted on graft charges after allegedly accepting banquets and hostess club visits in the biggest corruption scandal to hit the rail sector, prosecutors said.
Chung Chao-hsiung and Huang Min-jen, deputy chiefs of the Taiwan Railway Administration, were charged along with 10 employees on Wednesday with accepting gifts from businessmen.
The officials are accused of receiving treats worth more than NT$6 million (US$207,000) to help firms secure contracts for several projects worth some NT$1 billion.
Prosecutors recommended "heavy sentences" for the deputy directors, for "severely damaging public interests and the railway administration," although they did not specify for how long they should be jailed.
Five businessmen and two construction brokers were also indicted in the case.
Taiwan has been rocked by a string of high-profile corruption cases, including that of ex-leader Chen Shui-bian, who currently is serving a 20-year jail term on multiple graft convictions.
Chung Chao-hsiung and Huang Min-jen, deputy chiefs of the Taiwan Railway Administration, were charged along with 10 employees on Wednesday with accepting gifts from businessmen.
The officials are accused of receiving treats worth more than NT$6 million (US$207,000) to help firms secure contracts for several projects worth some NT$1 billion.
Prosecutors recommended "heavy sentences" for the deputy directors, for "severely damaging public interests and the railway administration," although they did not specify for how long they should be jailed.
Five businessmen and two construction brokers were also indicted in the case.
Taiwan has been rocked by a string of high-profile corruption cases, including that of ex-leader Chen Shui-bian, who currently is serving a 20-year jail term on multiple graft convictions.
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