In news from and about Taiwan this morning,

The Taoyuan District Court has refused to revoke Cheng Wen-tsan's bail after
rejecting a detention request from prosecutors investigating allegations of
corruption against the former vice premier.

Cheng was released on bail of 5-million N-T this past weekend.

However, the High Court ordered the district court to review that ruling
after prosecutors lodged an appeal.

The Taoyuan District Court has now released Cheng for a second time - but his
bail has been increased to 12-million N-T.

The court has also imposed an exit ban and limits on Cheng's movements.

The district court released a statement shortly after making its ruling -
saying it didn't find any evidence as to why it was necessary to detain
Cheng.

The court also dismissed prosecutors' concerns that Cheng could tamper with
evidence, collude with witnesses and other suspects, or even influence civil
servants and witnesses ...

.. saying Cheng left his post as Taoyuan mayor more than 18 months ago, it is
doubtful he still has influence in the city government.

The district court also argued that as the case occurred several years ago
and prosecutors have collected detailed evidence, it found there was no
reasonable evidence to detain Cheng.

Prosecutors have appealed the court's second bail ruling.