TAIPEI: Dozens of lawsuits brought against former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou reopened as his presidential immunity lapsed after the island swore in its new leader. Ma left the presidential office on Friday as Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took the reins as the island’s first female leader, after winning a landslide victory in January.
Ma came to power in 2008 partly due to his “Mr Clean” image, favoured by a public fed up with the scandals of former DPP leader Chen Shui-bian, who was jailed for corruption.