Lee Chao-ching

Lee Chao-ching (Chinese: 李朝卿; pinyin: Lǐ Cháoqīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Tiâu-kheng; born 29 June 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician.

Lee was detained on 30 November 2012 due to corruption charges stemming from his handling of the post-Typhoon Morakot reconstruction project budget.

[4][5] In August 2015, Lee was handed a prison sentence of thirty years by the Nantou District Court.

[6][7] Upon appeal to the Taiwan High Court, Lee's sentence was reduced to 22 years imprisonment.

[8] Lee's appeal for a further reduction in his sentence was rejected by the Supreme Court in January 2025.