Former president Chen to host showStaff writer, with CNAFormer president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) announced yesterday that he will host a show on a local cable TV news provider’s YouTube channel, in a move that is likely to stir debate over the conditions of his medical parole. Chen was granted medical parole on Jan. 5, 2015, after serving over six years of a 20-year sentence, a consolidated term stemming from multiple corruption-related convictions involving actions during his two terms as president from 2000-2008. Former president Chen Shui-bian is pictured in an undated photograph. The Taichung Prison said yesterday that it has issued an official letter warning Chen to strictly abide by the regulations governing medical parole, one of which involves not being engaging in political activities. Prior to being granted parole, Chen received treatment at a hospital affiliated with the prison.

Source: Taipei Times January 02, 2026 17:17 UTC