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Taiwan court upholds 7-year jail term on former Taiwan leader's son-in-law

Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law's jail term remained unchanged at seven years over allegedly being involved in insider trading, local media said, quoting a court decision on Thursday. Taiwan's High Court also upheld former court... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 14 2008

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