"Ko Wen-je Clause" Removes Detention for Collusion; Legal Experts Criticize: Increased Investigative Difficulty | TVBS News Reporter Tsai Ping-hung News Link: The Taiwan People's Party caucus will schedule a review of the draft amendment to the "Criminal Procedure Code" next week, but the relevant amendments have already sparked backlash from the legal community, who believe it will increase the difficulty of prosecutions and affect the safety of grassroots law enforcement personnel. However, Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang said that the amendment content is exactly the same as the article proposed by then-Legislator Lai Ching-te in 2008! Lawyer Li Yu-sheng of Fidelity Law Firm stated that this amendment mainly focuses on two major changes: first, removing the detention requirement of "collusion with accomplices or witnesses"; and second, significantly reducing the case-handling time of the courts and prosecutors. While removing the collusion requirement can implement human rights protection and prevent detainees from obtaining confessions, it also greatly increases the difficulty for prosecutors to investigate collective corruption cases, and the future legal system...

A drunk woman was dragged home by her neighbor and "disappeared for 20 minutes." A lawyer says CCTV footage can be used as evidence. | FTV News reporter Huang Enlin. News Link: Continuing to follow this suspected case of "picking up a drunk woman"! The woman accused a male resident upstairs of forcibly taking her home while she was drunk. She claimed that she only sobered up and ran away after about 20 minutes. She decided to sue the man for sexual harassment, unlawful confinement, intimidation, and assault. However, how to prove the 20 minutes she disappeared? The lawyer said that CCTV footage could be used to indirectly infer whether the man committed any illegal acts. An elderly man in red was walking around the community hall. He was accused by a female resident of groping her while she was drunk and even forcibly taking her home. The woman decided to sue. FTV reporter Huang Enlin: "The woman who made the accusation was taken home by the male resident and asked to meet him..."

Singer Hsieh Chen-ting, a former winner of the Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist, is facing charges after allegedly brandishing a knife in a community following a dispute with his ex-girlfriend two years ago. He was subsequently accused of threatening her with a knife and even publicly sharing his account on live stream. Despite these charges, he has repeatedly failed to appear in court, leading the court to forfeit his initial bail of NT$50,000. An arrest warrant is expected to be issued soon. Lawyer Li Hsin of Fidelity Law Firm stated that Hsieh Chen-ting is involved in domestic violence and personal data breach cases. He was previously released on bail after paying NT$50,000, but failed to appear in court despite being legally summoned. An arrest warrant was issued after the court determined that he intentionally absconded and ordered the forfeiture of the entire bail and related proceeds…

Chang Kang-wei has been indicted again! Allegedly defrauding banks of NT$3.5 billion in unfinished construction projects | TTV News reporter Tsai Chang-yu News Link: Former Far Eastern Air Transport chairman Chang Kang-wei was sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly embezzling NT$3.5 billion from Far Eastern Air Transport. Some of his charges have been finalized and he is already serving his sentence. Now, he has been accused of defrauding banks. Prosecutors found that due to funding issues, Chang Kang-wei directed his company, "Hua Fu Construction," to sell 15 plots of land in Tamsui to He Feng Tai through a sham transaction to develop the Taipei Jun Tian Xia project, defrauding banks of NT$3.5 billion, of which NT$500 million was misappropriated. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office today (5th) concluded its investigation and indicted him for violating the Banking Act. Lawyer Hsu Wan-wei of Fidelity Law Firm stated that Chang Kang-wei and others successively used NT$50 million of short-term funds to create a false impression of capital increase and verification, which was then immediately withdrawn after being certified by an accountant…