Sixty college students and a couple were indicted by Taipei prosecutors yesterday for allegedly forging official stamps of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and immigration documents.
Taipei District Prosecutors' Office Spokesman Chen Hung-ta (陳宏達) said the students were all "overseas Taiwanese students" from various countries.
Officials said Lo Tung-bin (
Officials said the 60 students were originally customers of the couple but later joined their business because they could earn a lot of money quickly and easily by forging official stamps and documents.
Prosecutors did not recommend sentences for any of the suspects in the indictment.
In order to qualify as an "over seas Taiwanese student" a student's father must be a citizen of the Republic of China who immigrated to another country and the student must have lived in another country for more than eight years.
Overseas Taiwanese students enjoy many prerogatives, such as a lower standard for passing college entrance exams and assured dormitory spots. In addition, local students are kicked out of the school if they fail half of a semester's credits but an overseas Taiwanese student doesn't have to worry as long as he or she does not fail more than two-thirds of his or her credits.
An overseas Taiwanese student can also apply for "alternative admission upon application," which means that he or she does not have to sit the entrance exam if his or her application is accepted and granted by any of the nation's embassies or representative offices.
The law mandates that an oversea Taiwanese student return home right after graduation.
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