Tsai pardons army general sentenced over unit banquet

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday pardoned retired army general Han Yu-ping (韓豫平) and army sergeant Chang Yu-sen (張淯森), who were sentenced to prison for using NT$2,880 (US$98.43 at the current exchange rate) from a bonus payment to pay for a banquet for members of their unit.
The presidential pardon revoked their conviction on corruption charges, to confirm with the principle of proportionality between crime and punishment, and in recognition of their service to the nation, Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said.
Han and Chang Yu-sen were stationed at the Hualien and Taitung Defense Command in 2015, as chief of staff and

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