TAIPEI: Taiwan’s high court on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of former leader Lee Teng-hui on charges of embezzling state funds during his presidency between 1988 and 2000, citing a lack of evidence.
The court rejected an appeal filed by prosecutors, saying they failed to prove the claims that Lee embezzled $7.79 million from the government’s diplomatic slush funds while in office to help set up a private think-tank.
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