Taiwan ministers resign over embezzlement scandal
Taiwan's vice premier and its foreign minister resigned on Tuesday to shoulder responsibility for the island's worst diplomatic scandal involving the alleged embezzlement of 30 million US dollars.
By Agencies |
TAIPEI: Taiwan's vice premier and its foreign minister resigned on Tuesday to shoulder responsibility for the island's worst diplomatic scandal involving the alleged embezzlement of 30 million US dollars.
Vice Premier Chiou I-jen told a press conference he was standing down while the investigation took place, saying he hoped it would prove his innocence.
Separately, a foreign ministry official said Foreign Minister James Huang had also tendered his resignation, which had been accepted.
The government cash was earmarked for Papua New Guinea in a bid to secure its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan over rival China, but authorities allege it was pocketed by businessmen instead.
Vice Premier Chiou I-jen told a press conference he was standing down while the investigation took place, saying he hoped it would prove his innocence.
Separately, a foreign ministry official said Foreign Minister James Huang had also tendered his resignation, which had been accepted.
The government cash was earmarked for Papua New Guinea in a bid to secure its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan over rival China, but authorities allege it was pocketed by businessmen instead.
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