The Coast Guard Administration's Secretary-General Lin Ken-chiang (
According to Chinese-language media reports, details from investigative interviews with Kuo -- who is alleged to be involved in events closely tied to the murder of Captain Yin Ching-feng (
These details were published by the United Daily News on Aug. 3 and 4, and in the Tomorrow Times on Aug. 9.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Taipei District Chief Prosecutor Huang Chuan-lu (黃全祿) said the leaks involved tape recordings of talks between Kuo and military officers at Hsintien Prison, and notes taken by police during interviews with Kuo in 1994.
Huang said he would be seeking sentences of at least two years and three months for both of the accused, partially because neither Lin nor Yueh had shown any remorse for their actions.
According to Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (
According to media reports the United Daily News and Tomorrow Times quickly submitted leaked documents to prosecutors on being investigated and by doing so were said to have precluded the necessity of further raids.
In comparison, a raid by prosecutors on the China Times Express in search of leaked documents concerning Liu Kuan-chun (劉冠軍) -- a colonel from the National Security Bureau -- were due in part to reporters refusing to hand over information, the reports said.
CSBC Corp, Taiwan (台灣國際造船) yesterday released the first video documenting the submerged sea trials of Taiwan’s indigenous defense submarine prototype, the Hai Kun (海鯤), or Narwhal, showing underwater navigation and the launch of countermeasures. The footage shows the vessel’s first dive, steering and control system tests, and the raising and lowering of the periscope and antenna masts. It offered a rare look at the progress in the submarine’s sea acceptance tests. The Hai Kun carried out its first shallow-water diving trial late last month and has since completed four submerged tests, CSBC said. The newly released video compiles images recorded from Jan. 29 to
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) plans to make advanced 3-nanometer chips in Japan, stepping up its semiconductor manufacturing roadmap in the country in a triumph for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s technology ambitions. TSMC is to adopt cutting-edge technology for its second wafer fab in Kumamoto, company chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) said yesterday. That is an upgrade from an original blueprint to produce 7-nanometer chips by late next year, people familiar with the matter said. TSMC began mass production at its first plant in Japan’s Kumamoto in late 2024. Its second fab, which is still under construction, was originally focused on
DETERRENCE EFFORTS: Washington and partners hope demonstrations of force would convince Beijing that military action against Taiwan would carry high costs The US is considering using HMAS Stirling in Western Australia as a forward base to strengthen its naval posture in a potential conflict with China, particularly over Taiwan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. As part of its Indo-Pacific strategy, Washington plans to deploy up to four nuclear-powered submarines at Stirling starting in 2027, providing a base near potential hot spots such as Taiwan and the South China Sea. The move also aims to enhance military integration with Pacific allies under the Australia-UK-US trilateral security partnership, the report said. Currently, US submarines operate from Guam, but the island could
The partisan standoff over President William Lai’s (賴清德) proposed defense budget has raised questions about the nation’s ability to adequately fund its own defense, the US Congressional Research Service (CRS) said in a report released on Tuesday. The report, titled Taiwan: Defense and Military Issues, said the government has increased its defense budget at an average annual rate of 5 percent from 2019 to 2023, with about 2.5 percent of its GDP spent on defense in 2024. Lai in November last year proposed a special budget of about US$40 billion over eight years, and said he intends to increase defense spending to
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