DON’T SEND MPS:The collector asked the MND to contact him. His vast collection includes files on Lei Chen and photographs of prisoners taken before execution
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 09, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The scandal over the military police’s alleged violations of civilians’ rights with
A man surnamed Hu sits beside a box marked “White Terror documents” at his premises in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
an illegal detention and search of a private residence took a surprising turn when a man surnamed Hu (胡) said he has a collection of more than 1,000 White Terror-era documents, and asked the Ministry of National Defense (MND) to contact him.
“It was meaningless for the military police to search Wei’s house. There are more of these documents in my hands,” said Hu, who is a consultant for the Taiwanese Web site “Rebirth.com” (再生.com) which specializes in the sale of antiques, valuable cultural items and historical materials.
The military police detained and questioned Wei last month, then went to his home, seizing three documents, which Wei had put up for sale on the Web site. [FULL STORY]
