Bail hiked for suspects in attack on Hong Kong bookstore founder

Focus Taiwan
Date:\ 04/28/2020
By: Liu Shih-i and Ko Lin

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Taipei, April 28 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court on Tuesday raised the bail for the three men who allegedly carried out a premeditated attack on Lam Wing-kee (林榮基), founder of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay Books, in Taipei last week.

Lam, who fled to Taiwan amid fears of Chinese persecution, was splashed with red paint on April 21 by an attacker at a coffee shop in Taipei's Zhongshan District, just days before the opening his new bookshop in the city.

The suspect and two alleged accomplices in the attack were tracked by police and arrested in Kaohsiung the next day.

According to police, the three suspects are a 51-year old man surnamed Cheng (鄭), and two brothers, aged 27 and 33, surnamed Tseng (曾).    [FULL  STORY]

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