陳水扁承認(rèn)用假發(fā)票核銷(xiāo)機(jī)要費(fèi)
[ 2006-09-07 11:12 ]
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臺(tái)灣當(dāng)局領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人陳水扁5日首次承認(rèn)曾以他人的單據(jù)及發(fā)票來(lái)報(bào)銷(xiāo)自己的公務(wù)機(jī)要費(fèi)，同時(shí)，也承認(rèn)家人曾間接收到來(lái)自商人李恒隆提供的Sogo百貨公司禮券，但他聲稱(chēng)自己沒(méi)有涉嫌不法。陳水扁是到南太平洋島國(guó)帕勞活動(dòng)時(shí)，在媒體一再追問(wèn)下作出上述表示的。他辯稱(chēng)，臺(tái)灣當(dāng)局有些“外交”機(jī)密工作不能經(jīng)過(guò)當(dāng)局“外交部”，一旦機(jī)密費(fèi)不夠用，就要“用其他單據(jù)發(fā)票把錢(qián)領(lǐng)出來(lái)”，但絕對(duì)沒(méi)有納入私人腰包。 |
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Taiwan leader Chen
Shui-bian has for the first time admitted that he has used other people's
receipts to write off his
official expenses and that his family accepted free coupons from a
local businessman to shop at the Sogo department store, according to media
reports from Taiwan.
Chen made the confession in Palau on Tuesday, but insisted he has never
been involved in illegal activities.
Palau, an archipelago
in the South Pacific Ocean, is
one of few foreign countries and regions that have maintained "diplomatic
ties" with Taiwan.
Some secret "diplomatic" work could not be conducted via Taiwan's
"Foreign Ministry", so he used special funds, referring to the public
money he wrote off with receipts he collected from other people.
Chen admitted to the practice after journalists bombarded him with
questions. All the money was been used for public purposes and none of the
reimbursements went into his own pocket, he said.
Chen declined to reply whether he would step down following this latest
admission of apparent financial malpractice.
Early this year, local procurators discovered a large number of
receipts from unclear sources and shopping coupons from Sogo.
In April, Chen's office declared that Chen would step down if he is found to be using other
receipts to write off official expenses and receiving Sogo coupons.
In related developments, local media and people in Taiwan have urged
Chen to step down as he had threatened judicial departments and gone back
on his own words. Some local newspapers editorials called him a
"rascal".
(Agencies) |
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write off: 抵消
free
coupons: 禮券
archipelago in the South Pacific
Ocean: 南太平洋島國(guó)
step down:
下臺(tái)
（英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津陳蓓編輯）
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