TAIPEI (TVBS News) — The lawyer of Core Pacific Group (威京集團) Chairman Sheen Ching-jing (沈慶京) submitted an appeal to the Taipei District Court (北院) on Thursday (Sept. 5) at around 3 p.m., arguing that Sheen's age and health make it unlikely he will flee or tamper with evidence.
As authorities are investigating the Core Pacific City (京華城) corruption scandal, Sheen has been detained since Aug. 30 amid allegations of bribery.
Authorities also implicated former Taipei Deputy Mayor Pong Cheng-sheng (彭振聲), Taipei City Councilor Angela Ying (應曉薇), and Ying's assistant Wu Shun-min (吳順民). All have been detained and barred from meeting visitors.
After filing the appeal, Sheen's lawyer, Hu Yuan-lung (胡原龍), declined to comment to the media and quickly left the court.
The Taipei District Court announced that it would forward Sheen's and Wu's appeals to the Taiwan High Court (台灣高等法院) for review. Ying has yet to file an appeal.
