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Lee Fu-tien

Lee Fu-tien (Chinese: 李復甸; pinyin: Lǐ Fùdiān; born 4 January 1952) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.

Lee Fu-tien
李復甸
Member of the Control Yuan
In office
1 August 2008 – 31 July 2014
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
18 January 2007 – 31 January 2008
Preceded byNelson Ku
ConstituencyRepublic of China
Personal details
Born (1952-01-04) 4 January 1952 (age 72)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyPeople First Party
Alma materChinese Culture University
Soochow University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and academic career edit

Lee was born in Taipei on 4 January 1952.[1] He studied law at Chinese Culture University and Soochow University.[2] He taught law at CCU and was dean of the law school at Shih Hsin University.[1]

Legal career edit

When Diane Lee was assaulted by Lo Fu-chu in March 2001, she hired Lee Fu-tien to represent her in court.[3] In January 2004, he and Wellington Koo were two of six Taiwanese lawyers selected by the Straits Exchange Foundation to represent taishang who had been accused of spying in China. By Chinese law, Taiwanese defendants must be represented by Chinese lawyers, and as such, the legal professionals from Taiwan were asked to serve as liaisons between the defendants and their Chinese attorneys.[4]

Lee was named a legislative candidate via the People First Party party list in October 2004, but was not elected.[5] He then taught law at Chinese Culture University and represented James Soong in 2006, who charged Chen Shui-bian with slander.[6][7]

Political career edit

Upon the death of Nelson Ku in January 2007, Lee was nominated to finish Ku's term in office.[2][6] After Taipei County Council member Wu Shan-jeou was shot and killed, Lee argued for amendments to the Statute Regulating Firearms, Ammunition, Knives and Other Deadly Weapons, favoring harsher penalties.[8] During Ma Ying-jeou's 2007 corruption case, Lee petitioned the Ministry of Justice to rule on the status of special allowance funds Ma was alleged to have used as income.[9]

Lee was later appointed to the Control Yuan and began a formal examination of corruption charges against Chen Shui-bian.[10] In 2009, the agency found that two Special Investigation Panel investigators had contacted Chen Shui-bian as the corruption probe continued.[11] The first vote to impeach State Public Prosecutor-General Chen Tsung-ming in relation to the Chen Shui-bian case was held in January 2010, and failed.[12] Three weeks later, a second vote on the impeachment of Chen Tsung-ming passed, and Chen subsequently resigned his post.[13][14]

Lee was also involved in investigations of corruption within law enforcement in Taipei County and Chiayi City.[15] He led the 2009 impeachment of former Transportation Minister Lin Ling-san, who was found to have made illegal investments in Taiwan High Speed Rail.[16] Lee was responsible for a 2010 investigation that found Taiwan's immigration system had held foreign nationals longer than legally permitted. Facilities for foreigners detained by Taiwan were also of substandard quality.[17] In October, the Control Yuan impeached judges Hsiao Yang-kuei of the Supreme Court and Kao Ming-che of the High Court, at the suggestion of Huang Wu-tzu and Lee. Hsiao and Kao were found to have lobbied other judges to secure a "not guilty" ruling for Hsiao's son.[18] A year later, in October 2011, Lee, Shen Mei-chen, and Liu Yu-shan announced a review of the government subsidy available to farmers.[19] The inquiry was opposed by multiple members of the Legislative Yuan, and the parliament eventually passed an amendment raising the value of the subsidy to NT$7,000.[20] After civilians broke into a military compound in December 2011, Lee and Huang began an investigation into the Republic of China Army's security measures.[21] In 2012, Lee and Teresa Yin moved to impeach National Taiwan University Hospital director Ko Wen-je for an oversight in organ donation and transplantation.[22] Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien remarked in 2013 that the agency should be abolished. Lee criticized Wang for the statement, replying that Wang did not work to improve the Control Yuan, but only attempted to limit its powers.[23] Shortly after the April 2014 execution of Liu Yen-kuo as ordered by Justice Minister Luo Ying-shay, Lee began review of the case, as he suspected a violation of due process.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Republic of China Yearbook 2010. Government Information Office. 2010. p. 419. ISBN 9789860252781.
  2. ^ a b "Li Ful-dien (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (25 January 2002). "Lo absent from his assault hearing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (21 January 2004). "SEF dispatches lawyers to help 'spies' in China". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ "PFP names candidates". Taipei Times. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "PFP legislator passes away". Taipei Times. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Lien, Soong might accept apology from Chen: lawyer". Taipei Times. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  8. ^ Chang, Rich; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (24 May 2007). "Politician gunned down in cold blood". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  9. ^ Chang, Rich (16 August 2007). "Prosecutors yet to decide on Ma appeal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  10. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Chuang, Jimmy (18 September 2008). "Control Yuan's Wang rejects claims of interference". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  11. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (12 February 2009). "Control Yuan censures SIP prosecutors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  12. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (6 January 2010). "No impeachment for Chen Tsung-ming". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. ^ Ko, Shu-ling; Huang, Shelley (26 January 2010). "Ma reveals prosecutor post nominee". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  14. ^ Ko, Shu-ling; Huang, Shelley (21 January 2010). "Ma looks for new chief prosecutor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  15. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (13 May 2009). "Three former police chiefs impeached for corruption". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Former MOTC head impeached". Taipei Times. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  17. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (10 September 2010). "Officials address illegally held aliens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  18. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (21 October 2010). "Judges impeached for lobbying for 'not guilty' verdict". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Legislators question probe into pension hike". Taipei Times. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Farmers' pension increase approved". Taipei Times. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  21. ^ Chung, Jake (23 December 2011). "Army boss apologizes for rumpus at Kinmen base". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Ko Wen-che is impeached for HIV organ transplants". Taipei Times. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  23. ^ Chung, Jake (15 August 2013). "'Maybe better to abolish' Control Yuan: CY leader". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  24. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (4 May 2014). "Minister of Justice to be subpoenaed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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