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| Former Taiwan president detained | Former Taiwan president detained |
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| Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian has been detained in connection with corruption claims. | Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian has been detained in connection with corruption claims. |
| Mr Chen spent much of Tuesday being questioned by prosecutors in Taipei, before being led away in handcuffs. | |
| He is accused of money laundering and illegally using a special presidential fund during his eight years in office, which ended in May. | He is accused of money laundering and illegally using a special presidential fund during his eight years in office, which ended in May. |
| He denies any wrongdoing, and accuses the new administration of persecuting him to bow to the wishes of Beijing. | He denies any wrongdoing, and accuses the new administration of persecuting him to bow to the wishes of Beijing. |
| Mr Chen is an ardent supporter of Taiwanese independence, and his views have angered the Beijing government. | Mr Chen is an ardent supporter of Taiwanese independence, and his views have angered the Beijing government. |
| Political persecution? | Political persecution? |
| The former leader, who held power from 2000 to 2008, spent more than six hours in the prosecutor's office on Tuesday answering questions about corruption. | |
| As he was led out, he put his handcuffed hands in the air and shouted "political persecution" before getting into a waiting vehicle. | As he was led out, he put his handcuffed hands in the air and shouted "political persecution" before getting into a waiting vehicle. |
| Although he has now been detained, it appears he has yet to be formally arrested over the charges. However he clearly expects to be, and said so at a news conference earlier in the day. | Although he has now been detained, it appears he has yet to be formally arrested over the charges. However he clearly expects to be, and said so at a news conference earlier in the day. |
| Mr Chen and his family have been mired in corruption allegations since 2006, when his son-in-law was charged with insider trading on the stock market and then jailed for seven years. | Mr Chen and his family have been mired in corruption allegations since 2006, when his son-in-law was charged with insider trading on the stock market and then jailed for seven years. |
| The former president is under investigation for allegedly embezzling 14.8 million Taiwan dollars (US$480,500; £306,000) from the government. | The former president is under investigation for allegedly embezzling 14.8 million Taiwan dollars (US$480,500; £306,000) from the government. |