Lin said she wondered whether Ma dared to make the same pledge again now that it was clear that the NSC, which is in charge of formulation and coordination of national security and defense policy, has become an agency that collects domestic election information.
When approached by reporters during a visit to a market in Greater Taichung, Ma said he had no knowledge about Tsai’s campaign schedule and he simply said “no” when asked whether he had instructed the NSC to collect information on Tsai.
Additional reporting by Rich Chang and Mo Yan-chih



