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| Taiwan's ex-President, Chen Shui-bian, has been returned to prison pending his trial on corruption charges, after a court reversed a bail order. | Taiwan's ex-President, Chen Shui-bian, has been returned to prison pending his trial on corruption charges, after a court reversed a bail order. |
| The Taipei District Court judges are reported to have said there was a risk he could collude with other suspects, destroy evidence and flee the island. | The Taipei District Court judges are reported to have said there was a risk he could collude with other suspects, destroy evidence and flee the island. |
| Mr Chen left office in May and denies any wrongdoing. | Mr Chen left office in May and denies any wrongdoing. |
| He was taken into custody in November and charged with embezzling government funds, fraud and money laundering. | He was taken into custody in November and charged with embezzling government funds, fraud and money laundering. |
| Others among the 12 charged in connection with the case include Mr Chen's wife, son and daughter-in-law. | Others among the 12 charged in connection with the case include Mr Chen's wife, son and daughter-in-law. |
| The 57-year-old former leader was first jailed in Taipei on 12 November while prosecutors probed his affairs. | The 57-year-old former leader was first jailed in Taipei on 12 November while prosecutors probed his affairs. |
| Before being released on bail, he spent 32 days in Tucheng prison, to which he has now been returned. | Before being released on bail, he spent 32 days in Tucheng prison, to which he has now been returned. |
| Family allegations | Family allegations |
| Chen had been freed on bail in mid-DecemberMr Chen and his family have been mired in corruption allegations since July 2006, when his son-in-law was charged with insider trading on the stock market and then jailed for seven years. | |
| The following November, his wife faced charges of corruption and forgery. | The following November, his wife faced charges of corruption and forgery. |
| Presidential immunity prevented prosecutors from charging Mr Chen when he was in office, but now they are free to take action. | Presidential immunity prevented prosecutors from charging Mr Chen when he was in office, but now they are free to take action. |
| Mr Chen and his wife stand accused of embezzling millions of dollars in public funds and accepting a huge bribe in a land purchase deal. | Mr Chen and his wife stand accused of embezzling millions of dollars in public funds and accepting a huge bribe in a land purchase deal. |
| Legal experts say the former leader could face life in prison if convicted of all the charges against him. | Legal experts say the former leader could face life in prison if convicted of all the charges against him. |
| Mr Chen has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation, insisting his political opponents are mounting a "witch-hunt" against him, and accusing the new administration of making him "a sacrifice to appease China". | Mr Chen has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation, insisting his political opponents are mounting a "witch-hunt" against him, and accusing the new administration of making him "a sacrifice to appease China". |
| He has been a vocal and persistent critic of the new government's China policies since he left office, at the end of eight years in the presidency. | He has been a vocal and persistent critic of the new government's China policies since he left office, at the end of eight years in the presidency. |
| His accusations have been denied by both the Chinese government and Taiwan's current President Ma Ying-jeou, of the Nationalist Kuomingtang party (KMT). | His accusations have been denied by both the Chinese government and Taiwan's current President Ma Ying-jeou, of the Nationalist Kuomingtang party (KMT). |
| Taiwan has been ruled separately from China since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, when the defeated Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan to create a self-governing entity. | Taiwan has been ruled separately from China since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, when the defeated Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan to create a self-governing entity. |
| But Beijing sees the island as a breakaway province which should be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary. | But Beijing sees the island as a breakaway province which should be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary. |