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Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, seen on Thursday, may be forced to quit with two years left in his term. |
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Wally Santana / AP |
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, seen on Thursday, may be forced to quit with two years left in his term. |
TAIPEI, Taiwan - President Chen Shui-bian suffered the biggest blow of his administration Friday when prosecutors indicted his wife for corruption and said they have enough evidence to charge him, too ¡ª an announcement that could quickly end his fragile leadership.
The news sent thousands of anti-government protesters into the streets of the island¡¯s capital, and the main opposition party said it would launch a new recall drive if Chen doesn¡¯t resign by Monday.
Chang Wen-cheng of the Taiwan High Prosecutors¡¯ Office ¡ª who announced that First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three aides were indicted on embezzlement, forgery and perjury charges ¡ª said there is a strong possibility that Chen will also be indicted after he leaves office.