Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian arrested

Chen has predicted many times that he would not be allowed to go home after yesterday's questioning, but would be locked up.

The prosecutors said there was a danger of Chen tampering with evidence, while each of the felonies he is suspected of is punishable with more than five years in prison.

Chen raised his handcuffs and shouted "Political Persecution" and "Go Taiwan" as he walked out of the prosecutors' offices yesterday following more than six hours of questioning. He stepped into a gray minivan taking him to the Taipei District Court for a hearing on the prosecutors' request.

The hearing, which started at 8 p.m., was interrupted late in the evening when Chen told the court that a policeman had used force against him as he left the prosecutors' offices with the handcuffs on. The former president requested to travel to National Taiwan University Hospital for a medical checkup, delaying a decision on whether he would face a night in prison.

Prosecutors said there was sufficient evidence to suspect Chen of corruption, forgery, illegally obtaining funds and accepting bribes, and of violating laws against money laundering