Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, who is embroiled in Taiwan's biggest corruption trial, has fired his lawyer and given up his legal defence to protest at what he claims to be an “illegal trial”.
In a statement yesterday, Mr Chen maintained his innocence but said he would not call any further witnesses and asked the judge to impose a sentence of life imprisonment upon him.
“I will give up my right to appeal so the sentence could be executed immediately. Let's stop with this circus,” said Mr Chen, who has already been in solitary detention for most of the past seven months.
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