FORMER PRESIDENT MA QUESTIONED ABOUT INFORMATION LEAK |涉教唆洩密案 馬首度被告身分出庭應訊

The Taipei District Prosecutors Office summoned former President Ma Ying-jeou to answer questions in court as a defendant. Former Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming Former premier Jiang Yi-huah and former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Lo Chih-chiang were all summoned as witnesses. After 7 hours of interrogation, the three of them, including one other person who was summoned were dismissed at 9:30 pm last night. Former president Ma Ying-jeou walked into the Taipei District Prosecutors office escorted by supporters. Ma was accused of instigating the leak of classified information during his political battle with former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng back in 2013. The then Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming and Premier Jiang Yi-huah also testified as witnesses. Outside the court, however, over a dozen protestors gathered. They held up a dog cage and demanded that Ma be remanded in prison custody. They attempted to storm into the Prosecutors Office but were stopped by the police. Another summoned for questioning last night, was the former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Lo Chih-chiang. After 7 hours of questioning, around 9:30 pm last night, the four of them including Ma were able to leave the prosecutor's office. As Ma was stepping out, he said that the reason why it took so long, was because he had to clarify the facts in this case, and since the investigation is strictly confidential, he was unable to disclose any details. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 前總統馬英九，帶著淺淺微笑，走進台北地檢署，一旁還有民眾為他打氣。北檢，在今天下午，偵辦前總統馬英九，在2013年"馬王政爭"時的，涉嫌教唆洩密案，是以被告身分，傳喚馬英九出庭，而前檢察總長黃世銘、和前行政院長江宜樺，也以證人身分到庭。 場內有民眾加油，但場外，卻聚集了數十位民眾抗議，他們高喊要求"收押馬英九"，還扛起狗籠，打算要衝進北檢，被警方攔下。庭訊期間，北檢也說明目前進度。 檢方為釐清案情，晚上也約談前總統府副秘書長羅智強到案說明。偵訊逾7小時，晚上9時30分同步將馬英九等4人全部請回。馬英九離開時表示，昨天來地檢署主要是針對案情事實部分做說明、釐清，所以花的時間比較長，但根據偵查不公開原則，無法透露開庭內容。 記者 曹晏郡 吳其昌 SNG 台北報導