Shieh

Shieh was recently acquitted, and that case too looked a lot like a political vendetta.

Archive 2009-01-01 Michael Turton 2009

Shieh was recently acquitted, and that case too looked a lot like a political vendetta.

Rounding up the Chen Shui-bian Case Michael Turton 2009

According to Shieh, Taiwan's prosecution authorities often arrest and detain suspects with no visitation rights on the grounds that the suspects might destroy evidence or collude with potential co-defendants in tampering with evidence if allowed to remain at large.

Archive 2008-11-01 Michael Turton 2008

Shieh was arrested May 23, 2006 and was held incommunicado for 59 days without being formally indicted as prosecutors were preparing their case against him.

Archive 2008-11-01 Michael Turton 2008

Noting that such arbitrary detention, even though legal under Taiwan's system, infringes upon the detainee's basic human rights, Shieh said that even if the detainee is later acquitted, his or her reputation has been seriously marred.

Archive 2008-11-01 Michael Turton 2008

Shieh was also critical of the rampant problem of "trial by media" that is so common in Taiwan, complaining that some prosecutors often handle their cases in terms of the amount of media reports they can garner.

Archive 2008-11-01 Michael Turton 2008

Ten defendants, including Shieh and Hsu Hung-chang (許鴻章), owner of Sheus Technologies Corp —also known as Hung Hua Engineering — were indicted in 2006, accused of corruption by a rival bidder after Sheus won an NT$8.05 billion (US$262 million) construction tender to reduce the vibrations caused by the high speed rail as it passes through the Southern Taiwan Science Park.

Archive 2008-08-01 Michael Turton 2008

Shieh, who was blacklisted and barred from returning to Taiwan during Taiwan's infamous martial law era, said that Taiwan's judicial system -- which allows prosecutors to detain suspects without charge -- is unreasonable and bucks the general world trend of respecting citizens' human rights.

Archive 2008-11-01 Michael Turton 2008

Taiwan's Shieh argues that Beijing should allow such local NGOs to grow stronger in order to assist official efforts to provide social care — saying that whether Beijing complies will be "a test for Chinese wisdom."

All Shook Up 2008

"Under this sort of system, prosecutors can detain suspects arbitrarily without providing convincing evidence to back their suspicions or allegations," Shieh said.

Archive 2008-11-01 Michael Turton 2008