TVBS Public Opinion Poll (Chen Shui-bian's Verdict)

TVBS Public Opinion Poll

(September 14, 2009)

Survey Topic: Chen Shui-bian’s Verdict

1.      Former President Chen Shui-bian and former First Lady Wu Shu-jen have been indicted in several corruption cases. The Taipei District Court gave both life sentences. Do you think this decision is too harsh?

Yes	29%
No	50%
No opinion	21%

2.      Former President Chen Shui-bian has been detained for more than 200 days. Do you think Chen’s detention should be extended or do you think he should be released on bail after the court of first instance’s ruling?

Continue to be detained	46%
Release on bail	34%
No opinion	21%

3.      Do you think the court’s ruling was influenced by political considerations?

Yes	30%
No	49%
No opinion	22%

Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm on September 11 with 843 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed and 99 people declining to be surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.4 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

Source: TVBS Public Opinion Poll Center

http://www.tvbs.com.tw/FILE_DB/DL_DB/doshouldo/200909/doshouldo-20090911225734.pdf

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