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進入《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 Changhua court upholds decision to release Wei
Former senior Ting Hsin International Group executive Wei Ying-chun, second left, arrives at Taichung City Taiwan High Court branch for a hearing to decide whether his detainment should be extended yesterday. The court later yesteday maintained thje decision to grant bail to Wei. Photo: Liao Yao-tung, Taipei Times
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Changhua District Court upheld its earlier decision to release senior Ting Hsin International Group （頂新國際集團） executive Wei Ying-chun （魏應充） after a contentious debate during a hearing yesterday, granting Wei bail on NT$300 million （US$9.5 million）, the same amount as last time.
Yesterday’s ruling was controversial, because the Taichung branch of the Taiwan High Court on Monday ordered the lower district court to reconsider the prosecutors’ request to detain Wei, due to the likelihood of collusion with other defendants, the opportunity to destroy evidence and the possibility of him fleeing the country to avoid prosecution.
In yesterday’s judgment, the court also upheld its earlier decision to release three other defendants in the case — former Ting Hsin Oil and Fat Industrial Co （頂新製油實業） general manager Chang Mei-feng （常梅峰）, the firm’s former acting president Chen Mao-chia （陳茂嘉） and Vietnam-based trading firm Dai Hanh Phuc Co （大幸福公司） owner Yang Chen-yi （楊振益） — on bail of NT$5 million each.
Reports said that Wei appeared to smile when he arrived for the hearing, leading to speculation that he was confident he would receive a favorable ruling and be released, despite the request for detention.
Wei’s lawyer Lo Feng-yin （羅豐胤） was quoted as saying that the court would grant the release, because there is no risk of Wei colluding with others or fleeing the country, and that he was sure the same decision would be handed down, with no need to prepare funds in excess of the original NT$300 million to post bail.
The hearing began in the afternoon, breaking for a recess at about 6:30pm, as the judge granted an extension session due to lengthy arguments. The decision to grant bail to Wei and the three other defendants was announced at about 8pm.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
