Chen calls jailing of 'Times' reporter Miller `regrettable'

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Chen calls jailing of 'Times' reporter Miller `regrettable'

President Chen Shui-bian (???) yesterday expressed regret over the fate of New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who was given jail time for refusing to divulge the name of a source in an investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's name.

Chen made the remarks while attending a conference hosted by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in Taipei yesterday.

Chen said he looks forward to the day when Taiwan enjoys the the same level of press freedoms that are enshrined in the First Amendment of the US Constitution, and called the Times journalist's jailing "regrettable."

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/07/09/2003262795

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