High Court upholds Ma’s acquittalBy Yang Hsin-hui and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe High Court yesterday upheld a not-guilty verdict for three defendants, including former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), in connection with a case involving the sale of three media companies by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) that resulted in significant losses. Former president Ma Ying-jeou, center, is pictured at the High Court in Taipei on Sept. 9 last year. Charges were brought against three defendants: Ma, former Central Investment chairman Chang Che-chen (張哲琛) and former general manager Wang Hai-ching (汪海清). The High Court also upheld his verdict. The case has been in litigation for seven years, with more than three years of High Court proceedings, and the six defendants have denied any wrongdoing throughout the proceedings.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2025 17:16 UTC