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Spy law proposal passes third reading

Saturday, 19 November 2016 08:17 Taipei Times

A proposal to bolster laws against espionage passed its third reading in the legislature yesterday.

The amendment would see more severe punishments for military personnel convicted of espionage and breaches of national security, while Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers called for tougher restrictions on retired high-ranking military officers visiting China for political events.

NPP proposes amendment to National Security Act

Wednesday, 16 November 2016 10:03 Taipei Times

New Power Party Executive Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, right, speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times

The New Power Party (NPP) yesterday proposed an amendment to Article 9 of the National Security Act (國家安全法), which seeks to grant people convicted in Martial Law era courts the right to request a retrial or file an extraordinary appeal.

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In a pre-trial hearing at the Taiwan High Court yesterday, former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and his attorneys said certain key evidence and witness statements should not be admissible in court.

Chen and his attorneys appeared at the appeals court where judges are reviewing the guilty verdicts the Taipei District Court handed the former president, his family members, former government officials and other co-defendants.