Taiwan Indicts 4 Over Surveillance of Lawmaker Blacklisted by Beijing
Beijing unilaterally labeled Puma Shen a ‘Taiwan independence’ figure during the surveillance and later opened a criminal investigation into him.
Taiwanese prosecutors indicted four private investigators on October 7 for allegedly monitoring Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Puma Shen and his family. This surveillance occurred concurrently with Beijing’s designation of Shen as a supporter of ‘Taiwan independence.’ The four Taiwanese defendants were charged under the Personal Data Protection Act, while wanted notices were issued for two Hong Kong residents who allegedly commissioned the operation.
- Four private investigators indicted in Taiwan for secretly monitoring lawmaker Puma Shen and his family.
- The surveillance coincided with Beijing labeling Shen a supporter of ‘Taiwan independence’ and imposing sanctions.
- Taiwanese prosecutors charged the defendants under the Personal Data Protection Act.
- Wanted notices issued for two Hong Kong residents accused of commissioning the surveillance.
- Beijing placed Shen on its blacklist of ‘diehard Taiwan independence separatists’ and initiated a criminal investigation into him.
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