Sheen labels funds to city councilor 'donation,' court says otherwise

Core Pacific Group Chairman Sheen Ching-jing (沈慶京) argued that the funds received by Taipei City Councilor Ying Hsiao-wei (應曉薇) were a charitable donation, the Taipei District Court said Friday, after ruling the two be detained for alleged corruption related to a property development project.

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