Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian was handcuffed by prosecutors Tuesday for being involved in overseas money laundering and graft.

　　Chen was seen in TV news footage high raising his hands and showing the handcuffs before being taken to Taipei district court, where a judge could officially approve the arrest.

　　He was questioned by prosecutors for about six hours since Tuesday morning. It was the fifth time in the past six months that he was interrogated for allegations of laundering money and misusing a special fund during his eight years in office that ended in May.

　　So far prosecutors have interrogated 15 suspects including Chen's wife, son, daughter-in-law, assistants and friends. Eight of them were in custody.

　　台湾《联合报》头条报道说，涉嫌贪污、洗钱的陈水扁，11日到特侦组应讯时，被检方当庭逮捕，向法院声请羁押禁见，成为台湾司法史上首位戴上手铐、遭声押的卸任领导人。

　　特侦组侦讯陈水扁五个多小时，以他涉嫌侵占公有财物罪、诈领财物罪、利用职务收贿罪及违反洗钱防制法、“国家机密保护法”等五大罪名，且与共犯有串证之虞等理由，向法院声请羁押禁见。

　　但声押庭一波三折，陈水扁向法官指控他走出特侦组时遭法警“偷打”，右手臂被拉扯致右肩疼痛，要求到医院验伤。到凌晨零时三十分，陈水扁摸着右肩，走出台大医院，搭上车子回地院继续羁押庭裁定程序。

　　陈水扁是特侦组侦办扁家弊案声押的第八名被告，加上前“内政部长”余政宪、前“调查局长”叶盛茂，因扁家弊案遭收押的被告已高达十名，涉案层级之高，使得台北看守所内几乎成为“影子总统府”的收押处所。

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