A 34-year-old soldier, identified by his surname, Chiang (江), has been indicted on charges of contravening the National Security Act (國家安全法) and the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例) after allegedly providing confidential military electronic records to a China-linked organization in exchange for money, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office said in a statement yesterday.
Chiang was recruited by the organization after encountering a Chinese national while seeking loans online to address financial difficulties, prosecutors said.
He allegedly received payments in exchange for providing confidential military information, they said.
Photo: Huang Liang-chieh, Taipei Times
Chiang was a sergeant in the Military Police’s Dongao Ling Unit from Oct. 16, 2019, until he left the service on Jan. 20 last year, the statement said.
He re-enlisted with a reserve brigade in Yilan County on June 16 last year, it said.
The Chinese national was a member of the Wolong Society, a group allegedly established to recruit active-duty Taiwanese military personnel to gather classified information, it said.
Beginning in 2022, the man allegedly asked Chiang to provide confidential official information, promising payments in return for joining the organization, it said.
To demonstrate his loyalty before joining, Chiang allegedly recorded videos expressing support for cross-strait unification, opposing Taiwanese independence and pledging not to resist in the event of a cross-strait conflict, prosecutors said.
After joining the group, Chiang allegedly received an initial payment of NT$200,000. In 2024, he used his account to access the military’s regulations system, downloading nearly 100 files and photographing confidential electronic records before sending them to the organization, prosecutors said.
After leaving the military in January last year, Chiang continued to face financial difficulties and agreed to re-enlist to obtain additional confidential information for the group if the opportunity arose, they said.
Prosecutors estimated that Chiang received nearly NT$600,000 in bribes.
They formally indicted him following the conclusion of an investigation.
Chiang is in detention, prosecutors added.
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