TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday indicted a senior university official and nine others over a scholarship scam where Ugandan students were forced to toil in a factory instead of studying.

The case came to light in January after local media reported student complaints that they were ordered to "intern" at factories, dealing a blow to Taiwan's image as one of Asia's most progressive democracies.

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