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the prosecutors investigated ke wenzhe but repeatedly leaked secrets to specific media. lai shibao criticized the dpp for "manipulating the judiciary to suppress dissidents"

2024-09-11

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the taipei district prosecutors office investigated the jinghua city volume case and repeatedly provided case information to certain taiwanese media outlets, taking the opportunity to influence public opinion. the outside world strongly questioned whether the "investigation is not open" has become "investigation is fully open". kuomintang legislator lai shibao pointed out that the collusion between the procuratorate and the media to leak secrets is to brainwash the public. this is judicial persecution for the parties involved, and it also makes it clear that the taiwanese authorities want to manipulate the judiciary to crack down on dissidents.

lai shibao posted on social media that "non-disclosure of investigation" is a principle stated in the "criminal procedure law" and is common knowledge known to everyone. since the incident involving ko wen-je, the taiwan authorities have always made non-disclosure of investigation the biggest loophole in the judiciary, causing the judiciary to be trampled on and questioned. therefore, the dpp's rhetoric of wanting the public to believe that taiwan has a complete judicial investigation system and that taiwan's rule of law is mature has become the biggest irony, because in compliance with the rule of law, the judiciary should not make such low-level mistakes again and again.

lai shibao said that the taiwan authorities hold absolute power and should not ignore the voice of the people. the investigation contents that are not conducive to ko wen-je are constantly leaked to specific taiwanese media, allowing a bunch of "famous mouthpieces" to make unlimited extended speculations. before the detained suspects are convicted by the court, they are first tried by public opinion based on the information left by the prosecutors and investigators to specific taiwanese media, and finally the conclusions of "three people make a tiger" and "zeng shen murder" are formed, brainwashing the public. the parties involved cannot receive a fair trial, and the principle of presumption of innocence is violated. this is judicial persecution of the parties involved and violates human rights.

regarding related issues, taipei city councillor huang tsung-ying of the people's party said on the evening of the 10th that it was the sixth day of ko wen-je's detention, and she could see that the prosecutors were constantly releasing information to the public. she believed that "it will definitely be a long-term battle." the ruling authorities continued to release information through the media, putting ko wen-je at a disadvantage in public opinion, which would be beneficial to the taipei prosecutors in convicting the case. "if this is not a political case, what is it?"

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald