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Indicted Taiwan ex-leader sent back to prison

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Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian was sent back to jail yesterday because of the severity of the graft¹ charges against him, a court spokesman said.

Chen became the first former leader of the island to be indicted² after prosecutors³ charged him and more than 10 other family members and aides on December 12 with corruption⁴, forgery⁵ and money laundering⁶.

Chen was arrested last month and held in jail until his conditional⁷ release on December 13. The Taipei District Court ordered Chen back to jail at 2:20 am local time after more than 12 hours of deliberation, because of the gravity of his alleged⁸ crime and for fear that he could alter evidence, court officials told reporters.

Chen was taken back to the Tucheng detention⁹ center in suburban¹⁰ Taipei at 3:50 am but the court verdict allowed him to meet his lawyer and family.

At the beginning of the Monday hearing, Chen's lawyer requested the withdrawal¹¹ of the judge to prevent the trial from being carried out. But the request was overruled. The court's move reversed its previous ruling that Chen could remain free while preparations for his trial went forward. It followed a judicial¹² decision last week to change the judges presiding over Chen's case.

In a statement yesterday, the Taipei District Court said Chen's detention was necessary for his trial to be carried out smoothly¹³.

"Out of concerns for human rights and the public interest, Chen Shui-bian should be detained but he should also be allowed to receive visitors," the statement said.

The district court had earlier agreed twice to release Chen without bail¹⁴. Prosecutors challenged the verdicts twice in a higher court. Chen denies wrongdoing and has described the probe involving him as a political plot. Chen's lawyers say they will appeal the new detention order.

Prosecutors said they would recommend the heaviest possible sentence for the charges. They accuse Chen and his wife together of embezzling¹⁵ NT$104 million ($3 million) from a special "presidential" fund when he was "president" from 2000-2008.

They also accuse him of accepting bribes¹⁶ totaling about $9 million related to a land procurement¹⁷ deal and another $2.73 million in kickbacks¹⁸ to help a contractor¹⁹ win a tender for a government construction project.

Chen's trial is due to begin in March, local media said.

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1 graft
n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接
参考例句：
I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。 The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

2 indicted
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。 He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

3 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 forgery
n.伪造的文件等，赝品，伪造（行为）
参考例句：
The painting was a forgery.这张画是赝品。 He was sent to prison for forgery.他因伪造罪而被关进监狱。

6 laundering
n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）
参考例句：
Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。来自《简明英汉词典》 He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 conditional
adj.条件的，带有条件的
参考例句：
My agreement is conditional on your help.你肯帮助我才同意。 There are two forms of most-favored-nation treatment:conditional and unconditional.最惠国待遇有两种形式:有条件的和无条件的。

8 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。 He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

10 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

11 withdrawal
n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
参考例句：
The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。 They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

12 judicial
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
参考例句：
He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。 Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

13 smoothly
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
参考例句：
The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。 Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

14 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

15 embezzling
v.贪污，盗用（公款）( embezzle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Accordingly, object embezzling waste to be carried temporarily the schedule of administration. 因此，反对贪污浪费就提上了临时中央政府的议事日程。来自互联网 Some were sentenced for taking bribes, others executed for embezzling funds. 有的因受贿而被判刑，有的因侵吞公款而被判处死刑。来自互联网

16 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

17 procurement
n.采购；获得
参考例句：
He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。 More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。

18 kickbacks
n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣
参考例句：
Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。来自《简明英汉词典》 G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。来自互联网

19 contractor
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。 The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

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