Ex-Taiwan leader wins libel case
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TAIWAN’S former leader Ma Ying-jeou, who has faced a string of lawsuits since stepping down last year, scored a legal victory yesterday in a defamation case against a commentator who claimed he had taken illicit donations.
Ma filed a libel lawsuit in 2014 against radio show host Clara Chou for alleging that he accepted NT$200 million (US$6.5 million) from scandal-hit food giant Ting Hsin International Group in exchange for favors.
The high court overturned a previous ruling and convicted Chou of defaming Ma as she “failed to thoroughly verify” the allegations before reporting them.
Ma firmly rejected Chou’s accusations, saying his government fully investigated the company’s alleged involvement in a number of food safety scandals and indicted dozens of people.
The verdict, which requires Chou to either pay a fine of NT$50,000 or serve a 50-day prison sentence, is Ma’s second legal victory after a district court last month found him not guilty in a political leaks case.
But Ma faces a new trial starting on Friday after Taiwan prosecutors brought fresh leaks charges against him last month.
Ma has maintained his innocence and vowed to “fight to the end for justice.”
Ma had immunity from prosecution while in office. But since he stepped down last May after serving two terms, the 66-year-old has been hit with a raft of corruption and other allegations.
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