Rep. Steve Chabot calls for medical parole for CSB
in Asian Subcommittee hearing
Subcommittee
Hearing: Hong Kong: A Broken Promise?
At the Asian Subcommittee hearing in the
U.S. House of Representatives on December 2, 2014 Subcommittee chairman Steve
Chabot (R-OH) renewed his and Subcommittee ranking member Eni Faleomavaega's
call for medical parole for former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian.
Transcript:
"....[Outgoing Congressman and the
Subcommittee's Ranking Member Eni Faleomavaega and I] together traveled to
different parts of the world - mainly in Asia- and last year we were together
in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. We met with heads of state - including in a
prison - with former president Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan whom I think we both
agree has been imprisoned long enough. And for whatever he did he certainly
served a penalty for that. And we certainly think that justice has been served
and he should get humanitarian parole. I don't want to get sidetracked too
much, but I feel very strongly about this particular issue and I know Eni does
as well..."
Click on this link to watch Chairman
Chabot's statement re. Chen Shui-bian starting at minute 11:19
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