Taiwan's ex-top intelligence chief to be grilled for alleged cover-up
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TAIPEI (AFP) — Taiwan's former top intelligence chief is facing a
probe into the alleged money-laundering scandal implicating former
president Chen Shui-bian and his family, officials said Monday.

Yeh Sheng-mao, who has served as director of the Bureau of
Investigation for more than six years until he retired in July, was
suspected of helping cover up the scandal, which surfaced last week.

Prosecutors declined to comment on the sensitive case, but local
newspapers said Yeh was to be questioned soon.

Meanwhile, the coast guard confirmed they had been ordered to report
to prosecutors should Yeh attempt to travel abroad by ship.

"We received the order early this morning from prosecutors that Yeh's
travelling had been restricted," a coast guard official told AFP on
condition of anonymity.

The official said prosecutors were expected to soon issue another
order barring Yeh from leaving the island.