Sometimes, reacting on the day to day news does not allow you to stand back, with "cold brain".
Few days ago, big news about the presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九): he was acquitted on corruption charges.
Green said "it's a scandal". Blue said it is "justice".
Funny...
Just some facts and comments:
- He was indicted on February 13 2007 (after a quick investigation)
- Court decision on August 14 2007
Almost 6 months day to day...
So quick...
I will not make any comment about the above case by itself.
My point is not to provide more elements concerning this particular news. I just want to put in parallel the case of one of my friends, a foreigner living in Taiwan who sued his "ex-partner" (Taiwanese) for Forgery, Stealing and Defamation through different legal cases. After investigation (more than one year...), Prosecutors finally indicted his "ex-partner".
After 3 years, even though his opponent had confessed everything, no decision yet and the Court never stopped to push my friend to make a deal. Obviously, if a deal is done, the Taiwanese won't be condemned.
In one hand we have one case where everything is quick including the Court decision.
In another hand, a case involving a foreigner with long investigations, many hearings at the Court, a defendant who already confessed everything, but with everything done to push the foreigner to negotiate and withdraw his cases.
If it was the foreigner who was indicted, since a while he'd be expelled from Taiwan.
"Something is rotten is the kingdom of..."
So Justice? You said Justice?
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