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TAIWAN’S High Court upheld ex-president Chen Shui-bian’s conviction for corruption charges but has reduced his sentence to 20 years.

Jailed leader

Sat, 12 Jun, 2010 - 01:00

Chen, 59, was found guilty last September of embezzling $3m. He has been held in a Taipei jail for the past 17 months.

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