Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner's speech sparks election row

Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams stepped into an row when she addressed a Taiwanese presidential election rally last night.

Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner's speech sparks election row
Mon, 08 Mar, 2004 - 12:39

Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams stepped into an row when she addressed a Taiwanese presidential election rally last night.

Election monitors said today that the ruling party should be fined for inviting her to speak.

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