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The Taipei District Court ruled Thursday against Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense in a civil lawsuit filed to seek compensation from individuals sentenced for taking bribes during the ministry's purchase of Lafayette frigates from France.
The ministry took former Navy captain Kuo Li-heng, his brother Kuo Wen-tien and arms dealer Andrew Wang to court in 2007 to seek US$880 million in compensation for extra expenses accrued during the purchase of the warships.
The ministry also claimed at the time that the bribery case had disgraced the country's armed forces.
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