Taiwan’s former congressional aide Chen Wei-ren and others sentenced in spy case

Former Congressional Assistants of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China, Wei-Jen Chen, Yong-Da Lin, and Yi Li ???? (Photo) Suspected of being absorbed by Chinese Communist Party intelligence officers to develop an organization in Taiwan in an attempt to collect information on the internal Communist Party forum of the Chinese Kuomintang, information on the activities of Falun Gong and other anti-communist groups within the Police Department, and information on President Tsai Ing-wen’s health care visit cases, file photo. (Central News Agency)

The Republic of China Legislative Yuan former congressional assistant Chen Weiren, Lin Yongda, Li Yi ???? The Taipei District Court on May 10 sentenced Chen Weiren to 10 months and 3 months in prison for violating the National Security Law, and the March portion of the sentence was a fine; Lin Yongda was sentenced to 5 months in prison and a fine. The whole case can be appealed. Li Yi ???? Died of illness.

Chen Weiren and Lin Yongda served as assistants to KMT legislator Chen Shuhui, and Li Yi ???? The case was filed in the Taipei District Attorney’s Office in June 2020. The Taipei District Attorney’s Office on June 17, 2020 directed the Bureau of Investigation National Security Maintenance Workstation to search for people involved in the case related premises 5 places, interviewed Chen, Lin and Li 3 people to the case for questioning.

The three men are suspected of shuttling between party and government reporters and public departments in Taiwan’s media, using invitations to dinners and other means to obtain confidential official files and personnel information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Land Commission and other public departments. He then handed them over to the Chinese Communist Party.

In response to the involvement of former assistants in the communist espionage case, Chen Shuhui said in a statement that Chen and Lin were formerly assistants to Chen Jin Ding, and were introduced by Chen Jin Ding, who hired the two as congressional assistants in March 2009, responsible for voter services and other related work. The two assistants ceased employment in November and December of that year, respectively. The two were reported to be involved in the delivery of mainland intelligence cases from 2014 onwards, which had nothing to do with me.

Zhang Lishan said, because Li Yi ???? The company has a background as a journalist, so it hired him as an assistant. She resigned from the legislature in November 2018 and has not been in contact with Li Yi ???? for 2 years. The company’s main business is to promote the development of the company’s products and services.

According to the Central News Agency, the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office prosecution pointed out that Chen Weiren, Lin Yongda, Li Yi ???? The Chinese government’s intelligence officers were allegedly absorbed by the Chinese Communist Party to develop an organization in Taiwan, attempting to collect information on the internal Communist Party forum, information on the activities of Falun Gong and other anti-communist groups within the police department, and information on President Tsai Ing-wen’s health insurance cases, but most of the attempts were unsuccessful.

The Northern Prosecutor prosecuted three people in August last year for attempted and failed cases of developing organizations for mainland public agencies under the National Security Law, and for attempting to spy and collect information on official secrets for mainland public agencies. Li Yi ???? In September last year, he passed away in the hospital due to colon cancer, and the public prosecution of the North Court was not accepted.

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The Taipei District Court heard the case and sentenced Chen Weiren to 3 months in prison (with a fine) and 10 months in prison for violating the National Security Law; Lin Yongda was sentenced to 5 months in prison with a fine. The entire case is subject to appeal.