SPYMASTER:Prosecutors said Lin and Pien were recruited by China after they retired, passing on sensitive materials to the Chinese officer in charge of espionage in Taiwan
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 19, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Judges yesterday approved a request by the New Taipei City District Prosecutors’ Office to detain
Ministry of National Defense spokesman Major General Chen Chung-chi holds up a document during a news conference in Taipei yesterday, saying that the ministry is giving its full cooperation to an investigation into alleged espionage by two retired lieutenant colonels.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
incommunicado a retired lieutenant colonel who worked at the Ministry of National Defense’s secretive Communication Development Office, one of four former military officers under investigation for espionage.
Investigators on Monday raided a number of offices and residences in New Taipei City and took two retired lieutenant colonels, surnamed Lin (林) and Pien (邊), in for questioning as suspects.
The prosecutors said Lin and Pien, who worked in highly sensitive military offices, were recruited by Chinese agents, adding that both were found to have contact with China after their retirement.
New Taipei City Deputy Chief Prosecutor Chou Huai-lien (周懷廉) said Lin worked at the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s Systems Manufacturing Center, while Pien worked at the Communication Development Office, which is tasked with surveillance of China’s military activities, including monitoring of telecommunications signals. [FULL STORY]
