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Taipei, Aug. 31 (CNA) Veterans Affairs Council (VAC) deputy chief Lee Wen-chung (李文忠) has called on the United States to maintain its ongoing support for Taiwan amid rising cross-Taiwan Strait tensions.
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
‘ERROR IN JUDGEMENT’: The general’s four-year prison sentence for using NT$2,880 to pay for a dinner with soldiers did not fit the crime, a government spokesperson saidBy Lee Hsin-fang / Staff reporter, with CNA
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators yesterday called on the ministries of national defense and justice to assist retired army major general Han Yu-ping (韓豫平), who they said was given a disproportionately heavy sentence, in filing an appeal.
Han was formerly chief of staff at the Hualien and Taitung Defense Command.
A final court ruling last month found Han guilty of corruption for appropriating NT$2,880 (US$102) of public funds in 2015 to pay for a banquet for members of his unit, including Political Warfare section chief Kuo Shou-yu (郭守寓), who brought along his wife and two children.
The court sentenced Han to four