By Ho Ai Li , Taiwan Correspondent

TAIPEI: He may be locked up in prison, but former president Chen Shui-bian is not letting up efforts to keep himself in the headlines so as to drum up support for a rally tomorrow.

First, images of a wan and unshaven Mr Chen, who has been on a hunger strike since last Wednesday, appeared in the media after he was sent to a hospital over the weekend.

Then on Wednesday, the plot thickened when the media ran a photo showing him on friendly terms with two prosecutors investigating corruption and money laundering allegations against him and his family.

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