March 31, 2004
Wecht examines Taiwan President
Dr. Wecht and other U.S. experts examined Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's alleged gunshot wound from a mysterious assassination attempt just one day before the presidential election on March 19.
Dr. Wecht and his American colleagues, which included Michael Baden, were asked to examine Chen after the opposition Nationalist Party demanded an investigation by impartial foreign experts due to suspicion that the shooting, which only lightly wounded Chen and Vice President Annette Lu, was staged for sympathy votes.
Dr. Wecht, however, said after looking at the wound and taking some photos and measurements he saw nothing there inconsistent with it being a gunshot wound.
See U.S. Crime Experts Examine Taiwan President's Wound, Reuters
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