11-06-06

台灣反對黨推動公投決定陳水扁是否下臺                                                                                                             (Taiwan's Opposition Rallying for Referendum on whether Chen should be removed from office.)

台灣反對派政黨正在立法院爭取支援，爭取就陳水扁總統是否應下臺舉行全民公投。台灣反對黨今年已先後兩次在立法院提出過類似的議案，但是都因沒有贏得舉行公投所需要的三分之二多數而以失敗告終。

台灣檢方人員上星期起訴了陳水扁的夫人吳淑珍，指控她貪污、偽造文書和做偽證。陳水扁否認自己有任何違法行為，但表示，如果夫人吳淑珍被判有罪，他就會辭職。吳淑珍的法律訴訟程式可能會超過一年。批評人士說，陳水扁總統是在拖延時間，以便享受總統的刑事豁免權。

Opposition political parties in Taiwan are trying to gather support in the legislature for a nationwide referendum on whether President Chen Shui-bian should be removed from office. They have raised similar measures in parliament twice this year, but have failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to create such a public vote.

Last week, prosecutors indicted his wife Wu Shu-chen, on embezzlement, forgery and perjury charges. Mr. Chen denies wrongdoing, but says he will resign if his wife is found guilty. Her legal proceedings could last more than a year. Critics say President Chen is stalling for time so he can enjoy the immunity from prosecution that goes with his office.

印尼法庭將國際制毒集團成員判刑 (Indonesian Court Sentences Members of International Drug-making Ring)

印度尼西亞一家法庭判處一個據稱世界上最大非法制毒集團的兩名頭目死刑。這兩名印尼男子將被槍決。

在另一起審判中，一名法國人和一名荷蘭人星期一被判處終生監禁，罪名是參與這個毒品製造集團的活動。5名中國公民也由於在這個毒品製造工廠工作而分別被判處20年監禁。

一年前，印尼警方在爪哇島上突襲這個設施，發現了大量被稱為搖頭丸的毒品以及製造該毒品所需的基本材料。

印度尼西亞通常對犯毒品罪的人處以嚴厲的刑罰。最近已經有幾名外籍人士被判處死刑或長期監禁。

An Indonesian court has sentenced to death two leaders of an illegal drug-making operation described as one of the biggest in the world. The two Indonesian men are to be executed by firing squad.

In a separate trial, a Frenchman and a Dutch national were each sentenced Monday to life in prison for their roles in the drug manufacturing gang. Five Chinese citizens were each sentenced to 20 years in prison for working in the drug factory.

In a raid a year ago on the facility on Indonesia's main island of Java, police found large stores of a drug known as Ecstacy, and the basic ingredients for its manufacture.

Indonesia routinely hands down harsh penalties for narcotics offenses. Several foreigners have recently been sentenced to death or long prison terms.