"Fake police reports" are spreading frequently! Uniforms "can be bought online" lawyer Li Yusheng explains the legal issues related to impersonating police officers

"Fake police reports" are spreading frequently! Uniforms "can be purchased online" Next TV News/Times News reporter Li Caishan Cheng Yixiang

News link:https://www.nexttv.com.tw/NextTV/News/Home/Society/2023-04-30/1146991.html

Not only are guns and weapons that should only be owned by the military and police become more and more common in Taiwan, but they can be purchased online. Some ambulance workers have also complained that volunteer jackets can be easily purchased online, which may lead to the emergence of "fake ambulance workers" engaging in illegal activities. behavioral events. In the past, there have been cases where fake goods have entered disaster scenes, and their sales business has also interfered with disaster relief. Now that fake goods jackets are so easy to buy online, it may cause real trouble to real people.

Lawyer Li Yusheng said that there is no legal prohibition on selling fire station or police uniforms online. However, if a consumer purchases the clothing of a fire station or police officer and publicly wears the clothing of these civil servants outside, causing misunderstandings, or even pretends to be a police officer to exercise power, it will constitute a crime and the most important is a prison sentence of not more than three years.

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