The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced two former agents of the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to prison terms for selling secrets to China.
Chen Chih-kao (陳志高), who quit the Investigation Bureau 13 years ago to do business in Shanghai, was handed a three-year jail term for spying for China with the help of Lin Yu-nong (林羽農), who Chen befriended while the pair were training to become bureau agents.
The ruling said Chen ran a commercial travel magazine in Shanghai. When Chen’s business was failing, the Shanghai intelligence bureau had enticed him into providing information for cash, the ruling said.
Chen, 58, paid Lin about NT$232,000 (US$7,250) during 2006 and 2007 to collect confidential information on the bureau’s “national security net system” and a financial crime-fighting center, the ruling said.
Lin, who was fired by the bureau after he was arrested and indicted three years ago, was sentenced to six years in prison, the ruling said.
Friday’s ruling cannot be appealed.
Supreme Court officials were not immediately available for comment on the report.
Taipei has once again made it to the top 100 in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025 report, moving up five places from last year to 60. The annual index, which was published last month, evaluated 1,000 of the most populated metropolises based on five indices — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. New York maintained its top spot this year, placing first in the economics index thanks to the strength of its vibrant financial industry and economic stability. Taipei ranked 263rd in economics, 44th in human capital, 15th in quality of life, 284th for environment and 75th in governance,
The Sports Administration yesterday demanded an apology from the national table tennis association for barring 17-year-old Yeh Yi-tian (葉伊恬) from competing in the upcoming World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash tournament in Las Vegas this July. The sports agency said in a statement that the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association (CTTTA) must explain to the public why it withdrew Yeh from the WTT tournament in Las Vegas. The sports agency said it contacted the association to express its disapproval of the decision-making process after receiving a complaint from Yeh’s coach, Chuang
Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) tendered his resignation last night, admitting that he had misused a government vehicle, as reported by media. His resignation was immediately accepted by the Control Yuan. In a statement explaining why he had resigned, Lee apologized for using a Control Yuan vehicle to transport his dog to a pet grooming salon on May 20. The issue first came to light late last month, when TVBS News reported that Lee had instructed his driver to take the dog to the salon. The news channel broadcast photos that it said were taken by an unnamed whistle-blower, which purportedly showed the
A former officer in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who witnessed the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has warned that Taiwan could face a similar fate if China attempts to unify the country by force. Li Xiaoming (李曉明), who was deployed to Beijing as a junior officer during the crackdown, said Taiwanese people should study the massacre carefully, because it offers a glimpse of what Beijing is willing to do to suppress dissent. “What happened in Tiananmen Square could happen in Taiwan too,” Li told CNA in a May 22 interview, ahead of the massacre’s 36th anniversary. “If Taiwanese students or
RSS