TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, an anti-China firebrand known for advocating Taiwan's independence from Beijing, was in custody on Tuesday after being questioned for most of the day about a money-laundering case.
Chen, a 58-year-old career lawyer and president from 2000 to 2008, left a special Supreme Court prosecutor's office in handcuffs after more than six hours. About 300 officers guarded the area to fend off any protests.
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