31 March, 2016
Former Cabinet secretary-general, Lin Yi-shih, was found guilty of accepting bribes in February 2016 by the High Court of Taiwan. The High Court handed down a heavier sentence than in the first ruling by the Taipei District Court in 2013. Mr Lin was sentenced to a term of 13 years and 6 months in prison and also faces a fine of NT$15.8 million (approximately US$471,754). It is reported that while serving as a legislator and the head of a top-level Kuomintang policymaking body in 2010, Lin accepted bribes and helped a private company secure a contract with China Steel Corp (CSC). The High Court found that Lin was in a position to influence the financial operation and management of the state-owned CSC.
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