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Prosecutors' office looks into possible spying after investigation leaks appear

The Supreme Court Prosecutors' Office yesterday said officials were probing whether its prosecutors had been spied on by persons hoping to glean information about ongoing investigations.

As there was reason to believe that details of the investigations have been leaked to reporters, it has launched a security check, spokesman for the Supreme Court Prosecutors' Office Chu Wen-ping (朱文彬) said yesterday.

Chu made the remarks in response to Chinese-language China Times article, which said yesterday that Prosecutor Chou Chih-jung (周志榮) of the Special Investigation Panel believes he was shadowed by unknown persons during his trip to Kaohsiung in July to probe an allegation that Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) misused campaign donations during his 2002 run for mayor in Kaohsiung City.

Chou also suspected that his residence in Taipei had been monitored and his car followed while driving to his office, the report said.

The article said that Chou had reported the matter to the prosecutors and that it had launched a probe.

Chu told reporters yesterday that officials were using advanced equipment to search offices for signs of bugs or other monitoring.

Chu declined to comment on whether the probe had uncovered anything unusual.
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