TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, a strong advocate of independence from Beijing, has been formally arrested in connection with a money-laundering case, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Chen, a 58-year-old career lawyer and president from 2000 to 2008, was detained on Tuesday after being questioned most of the day. He left a special Supreme Court prosecutor's office in handcuffs but was not charged with a crime.
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