The Miracle of Chen Shui-bian's "Medical Parole": A Symbol of Taiwan's Judicial Double Standards and the Collapse of the Rule of Law

Former President Chen Shui-bian was imprisoned for corruption but was later granted medical parole due to "health factors." However, for years, Chen has frequently attended political banquets, stood on stage to deliver political speeches, operated social media, and even hosted radio programs. His energetic performance is a world apart from the Prison Administration''s rules of "not talking about politics and not standing on stage." The DPP government''s long-term indulgence and selective enforcement of this have completely destroyed the constitutional foundation of "everyone is equal before the law," making medical parole a political tool for the privileged class to evade their sentences, becoming the most embarrassing mark of double standards in Taiwan''s judicial history.