Taiwanese Demand President Chen's Resignation

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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Thousands of people took to the streets across Taiwan on Saturday to demand President Chen Shui-bian's resignation over a corruption scandal that could land his wife in prison.

Some 6,000 people marched in the southern city of Kaohsiung a day after prosecutors indicted Chen's wife, Wu Shu-chen, and three presidential aides on embezzlement, forgery and perjury charges. Wu was accused of siphoning $450,000 from a special diplomacy fund between 2002 and 2006.

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Taiwanese Demand President Chen's Resignation

Prosecutors said there was a strong possibility Chen would also be indicted after leaving office. Under Taiwanese law, a sitting president is imm...

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