Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

Prevent further murders in the short term! YunYun's chairman was detained and denied access to visitors│Mirror News reporters Gong Pinrou and Zhang Jiayu News link: YunYun Technology Company's chairman surnamed Zeng suspected that the chief technology officer surnamed Liang had stolen secrets. He was dissatisfied, so he bought a chef's knife and placed it in the office. On the day when the technical director Liang resigned, he stabbed him 10 times and killed him on the spot. After the re-interrogation yesterday (3/17), the prosecutor requested the court to detain him without contact on suspicion of murder. The Taipei District Court believed that he was likely to attack other employees again in the short term, so it ruled to detain him today (3/18). Li Yusheng, a lawyer at Fidelity Law Firm, said that…

The first trial of the Baolin Tea House poisoning case, the person in charge and four other defendants "denied the crime" │Min TV News reporter Ma Shengjie News link: Last March, a serious food poisoning outbreak occurred at the Baolin Tea House in A13 of Taipei Xinyi Far Eastern Department Store, resulting in the death of six people! A total of five people, including the person in charge, Li Fangxuan, were charged with crimes such as manslaughter. This afternoon, the first review court was held after the prosecution. Except for the Vietnamese chef who did not show up, the other four denied the crime in court, which was unacceptable to the victim. Li Yusheng, a lawyer from Fidelity Law Firm, said: Although several defendants said they had no money and entrusted Baolin Tea House to negotiate the amount of compensation, if...

Human rights groups file extraordinary appeal for 36 death row inmates to prevent surprise executions | TTV News reporters Li Tingxi and Zhang Xinzhi News link: After the constitutional interpretation, public opinion believed that it was almost equivalent to the de facto abolition of the death penalty, but in January this year, the Ministry of Justice once again executed Huang Linkai. Human rights groups protested that it was essentially a surprise execution and successively filed extraordinary appeals against the 36 death row inmates to avoid such a surprise situation from happening again. All cases have now been sent to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, where they have been divided and handed over to individual prosecutors for review. If the requirements for an extraordinary appeal are met, the Attorney General will file an extraordinary appeal. Attorney Yusheng Li of Fidelity Law Firm stated…

Hoping that Ko Wen-je can fulfill his filial duty, Chen Pei-chi went to the Taipei Detention Center in person to apply to go out to attend the funeral. │Global News reporters Yu Ziting and Song Junyi News link: Lawyer Li Yusheng from Fidelity Law Firm said that Ko Wen-je's father has passed away. According to relevant regulations, if a prisoner has a close relative who has passed away, he or she can apply to return home to attend the funeral. Therefore, Chen Pei-chi submitted an application to attend the funeral today, and in principle the detention center will approve it. Although Chen Pei-chi proposed that Ko Wen-je attend the funeral on March 10, the time of the funeral is arranged by the detention center based on the difficulty of guarding and the dispatch of prison staff, so Ko Wen-je may not be able to attend on March 10...

Wang Dalu instigated the beating of a driver and the "statute of limitations has expired", but the prosecutors are still investigating! Targeting a major case│ETtoday reporter Cai Yusan News link: Wang Dalu is suspected of instigating the beating of a driver. At the time of the incident, the driver thought he had fought back and was only slightly injured, so he did not file a lawsuit. It was not until the prosecutor found the video on Wang Dalu’s mobile phone that he asked the driver to make a statement and file a lawsuit for assault. However, it was 10 months since the incident, and the statute of limitations for assault is only six months. Why did the prosecutor direct the police to take drastic measures to investigate injury cases that were "beyond the statute of limitations"? The purpose is to find out who is behind the scenes helping Wang Dalu check the license plate, and the gang that helped to get rid of the person! Attorney Yusheng Li of Fidelity Law Firm…

Did Wang Dalu successfully evade the criminal case? Military Service Bureau: If there is no deferment, he will still have to enlist next Thursday│FTV News Reporter Huang Guocheng News link: Artist Wang Dalu was suspected of incitement to assault and was ordered to post bail of 5 million yuan, setting a record for the highest bail amount for an artist involved in a case. The man surnamed You who beat him was detained and not allowed to see anyone. Wang Dalu previously spent millions trying to escape from the military service. His lawyer analyzed that if Wang Dalu were to be sentenced to more than five years in prison based on the previous charge of attempted murder, he might be exempted from military service directly according to the Military Service Law. However, the Military Service Bureau responded that if there is no deferment, Wang Dalu will still have to enlist next Thursday. Lawyer Zhang Kaixin of Fidelity Law Firm said that Wang Dalu is suspected of teaching…

Ko Wen-je sprained his back and Chen Pei-chi met him to offer him a pain patch but was refused. Will the detention ban be lifted in April? | TTV News Reporter Lai Xinyi News link: Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je applied to the court to lift the ban on visitors. Today (3rd) is the second day that the Taipei Prison has allowed Ko Wen-je to visit. Early in the morning, his wife Chen Pei-chi went to meet him alone. Because Ko Wen-je sprained his waist while in the police station, Chen Pei-chi specially sent him a pain-relieving patch. In addition, the Taipei Police Department stated that it has not yet received Ko Wen-je's application to attend the funeral. If he wants to see his father off for the last time, he must submit his application by the 8th at the latest. Attorney Li Yusheng from Fidelity Law Firm said that Ke Wenzhe is expected to…

Ko Wen-je applied to the court to lift the ban on visiting relatives. After the trial, the court finally ruled to temporarily lift the ban until March 10th│China Television News Reporter Sun Yuli News link: Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je has been detained and banned from visiting relatives because of his involvement in a corruption case. The funeral of his deceased father Ko Cheng-fa will be held on the 10th of next month (3/10). Therefore, Ko Wen-je applied through his lawyer yesterday (2/26) to lift the ban on visiting relatives, hoping to discuss funeral arrangements with his family. The Taipei District Court will hold a trial today (2/27) at 2:30 pm and notified the family to appear in court to make a statement. Finally, the court ruled to temporarily lift the ban on visiting relatives until March 10th. Attorney Yusheng Li from Fidelity Law Office said…

Ko Wen-je makes a move! Requested to lift the ban on visiting relatives before father's farewell ceremony│Mirror News reporters Gong Pinrou and Li Zonghan News link: Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je has been detained and denied visitation due to his involvement in a corruption case. The farewell ceremony for his deceased father, Ko Cheng-fa, will be held on the 10th of next month (3/10). Therefore, Ko Wen-je, through his lawyer, requested to lift the ban on visiting relatives yesterday (2/26), hoping to discuss funeral arrangements with his family. The Taipei District Court will hold a hearing today (2/27) at 2:30 p.m. and will notify family members to appear in court to make statements. Liu Yiling, a lawyer at Fidelity Law Firm, said that according to the Criminal Procedure Law, whether to detain and deny access to…

It’s hard to get out of the trap of fraudulently claiming assistant fees! Blue and Green parties once wanted to join forces to "decriminalize"│Mirror News reporters Yan Kaixu and Chen Xinrui News link: There are endless cases of legislators suspected of defrauding assistant fees, especially when they served as county and city councilors. For example, Hsinchu Mayor Gao Hongan, former Taipei City Councilor Lin Yingmeng, New Taipei City Deputy Speaker Chen Wenzhi, etc., were all sentenced. Even though the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading last year to adjust the assistant fee subsidy, many councilors still felt it was not enough and continued to pay out of their own pockets to maintain office operations, but corruption cases still occur again and again, and it seems to have become a historical common karma. Attorney Zhang Kaixin from Fidelity Law Firm said that Gao Hongan…

Chen Yijun "reversed" and was detained and denied access to visitors! Choking up and shouting: Please believe in my innocence│One TV News reporter Wang Zhongjun News link: DPP Taipei City Councilor Chen Yijun was recently found by prosecutors and investigators that since 2019, she was suspected of using four relatives and friends as head names to defraud nearly 3 million in assistant fees, and was detained by the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office. Initially, the Court of Appeals ruled that the bail should be NT$1 million. The prosecutor appealed and the High Court sent the case back for retrial. The second court session was held this afternoon (20th), and the ruling was changed to detain Chen Yijun without permission from visitors. Attorney Li Yusheng of Fidelity Law Office said that the prosecutor's appeal against the original bail decision may...

A man drove his car at full speed to save a Macau girl, even running a red light and violating the law. Lawyer: No punishment for preventing violations│Min TV News reporter Lin Yanjun News link: Human life is at stake, not a second can be wasted. In order to save time, the original 4.4-kilometer journey would have taken 13 minutes, but he drove on the bus lane, ran red lights, changed lanes to overtake, and ignored the risk of getting a ticket and went straight to the hospital. In the end, it only took him 4 minutes to reach the emergency room of Chengqing Hospital. Mr. Cai, a passionate citizen who saved people, said: "I overtook other vehicles wherever I could. When there were many cars, I drove on the bus lane. I turned on my warning lights and honked my horn along the way.