Ma Ying-jeou Acquitted by District Court

Ma Ying-jeou Acquitted by District Court

Taipei District Court, in a ruling handed down on August 14, at 10:00 am, acquitted

Ma Ying-jeou, KMT presidential candidate, of corruption charges leveled against him

in relation to his use of a discretionary fund while he served as mayor of Taipei.

Jubilant applause and ovation, as well as shouts of “Support Ma Ying-jeou,” sound

among supporters of Ma outside the Courthouse after the ruling was announced.


According to Republic of China laws, prosecutors have a right to appeal any case

to a higher court following a district court ruling, whether conviction or acquittal. It is expected that in this case, the prosecutors may do so.

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Readers are invited to refer to three previous pieces of News Analysis related to this

case on this News Website:

1)16 Prosecutors Offices Divided over Discretionary Fund

2)Differences between “State Affairs Fund” and “Discretionary Fund”

3)Court Finds Distortions in Hou’s Indictment Paper

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