Taiwan prosecutors say question ex-finmin as witness in Mega Financial probe

Mega Financial Holding Co

29/08/2016 09:21

TAIPEI, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's prosecutors said they 
are questioning ex-finance minister Chang Sheng-ford as a 
witness in connection with an investigation into Mega Financial 
Holding  2886.TW  whose unit was fined $180 million by U.S. 
authorities for violating anti-money laundering regulations. 
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    "We are talking to him, and we're expecting to let him go 
later," Chang Chieh-chin, deputy head prosecutor of the Taipei 
District Prosecutors Office, told Reuters on Monday, adding it 
was unlikely the former finance minister would be barred today 
from leaving Taiwan.  
    Taiwan's financial regulator said last week it will send 
inspectors to Mega Financial's banking branches in New York and 
Panama as part of its probe into the state-run bank. 
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 (Reporting by Faith Hung; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) 
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Keywords: MEGA FHC TAIWAN/PROBE