Taiwan’s Former President Goes on Trial
March 26, 2009![Former Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian](https://static.dw.com/image/3783626_800.webp)
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Chen faces life imprisonment, if found guilty. The 58 year old leader has denied the allegations and accused the government of persecuting him for his anti-china stance.
In February, his wife pleaded guilty to accepting over two million dollars from a businessman to seal a lucrative land deal, but she said it was a political donation and not a bribe.