(CNN) -- A judge ordered the former president of Taiwan detained Wednesday on corruption charges, just hours after he was taken to a hospital after he accused police of pushing and rough-handling him before he appeared in court in Taipei, according to state-run media.

Chen Shui-bian, who according to Taiwan 's Central News Agency is accused of embezzling 6 million Taiwan new dollars ($200,000) was led away in handcuffs earlier in the day after six hours of questioning by prosecutors, said Jonathan Lai of ETTV, a CNN affiliate in Taiwan .

2008/11/12 07:25:12

【聯合報╱記者陳曼儂╱台北報導】2008.11.12 04:24 am

野草莓學運繼續在自由廣場靜坐，強力訴求修改集會遊行法。總統馬英九昨天首度公開回應，他贊成從現行的申請制改為報備制，「要改成報備制沒有問題，因為問題不在報備，而是在暴力。」

【聯合報╱記者羅兩莎／台北報導】2008.11.12 03:24 am

受到國際美元走強影響，昨天新台幣兌美元匯率貶幅擴大，終場以32.874元收盤，貶值5.1分。

2008/11/12 06:37 中央社

(中央社台北2008年11月12日 電)紐約原油價格週二一度跌破59美元，是2007年3月來首見，汽油價格也告下滑，市場揣測國際能源總署 (IEA)將因經濟成長放慢而調低2009年石油需求預測。

2008/11/11 23:28 鉅亨網

【鉅亨網編譯吳國仲．綜合外電】 英國首相Gordon Brown周二呼籲全球應一致實施減稅，藉以避免全球經濟衰退深化。他於記者會中表示：「這是一次全球共同合作的機會，使單一國家的財政刺激方案(指減稅)，能夠受益於 其它國家的相同作為。」

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2008/11/12 06:35 中央社

 (CNN) -- Former President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan was led away in handcuffs Tuesday after six hours of questioning by prosecutors.

The ex-president held his cuffed hands up for journalists to see and shouted "Political persecution! Long live Taiwan !"

  2008/11/11 【政大大學線上／記者林瑤瑄、李易澄報導】