▁charges ▁had ▁been ▁file d ▁against ▁him . ▁Federal ▁judge ▁James ▁A . ▁Parker ▁eventually ▁apolog ized ▁to ▁Lee ▁for ▁den ying ▁him ▁b ail ▁and ▁putting ▁him ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement , ▁and ▁ex cor i ated ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁mis con duct ▁and ▁mis re present ations ▁to ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁W en ▁Ho ▁Lee ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁a ▁H ok lo ▁family ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁during ▁Japanese ▁rule . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ke el ung ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁attended ▁National ▁Ch eng ▁K ung ▁University ▁in ▁T ain an , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁My ▁Country ▁Vers us ▁Me , ▁Lee ▁describes ▁life ▁as ▁being ▁har sh . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁Lee ▁was ▁very ▁young . ▁His ▁mother ▁suffered ▁from ▁ast h ma ▁and ▁eventually ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁' bur den ' ▁the ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁when ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( RO C ) ▁forces ▁viol ently ▁suppress ed ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 8 ▁Inc ident ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Taiwan ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁mart ial ▁law ; ▁his ▁brother ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁cons cript ▁and ▁his ▁command ing ▁officers ▁alleg edly ▁wouldn '