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The trials of Ah-Bian

Bringing Taiwan’s former president to trial is ground-breaking. A shame about the judicial flaws

Illustration by M. Morgenstern
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Illustration by M. Morgenstern

This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The trials of Ah-Bian”

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