PRO-CHINA: Another party member said he would not abandon his pro-unification stance and that he plans to run for Taipei city councilor to safeguard public rights
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 21, 2017
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
New Party spokesman Wang Ping-chung (王炳忠) yesterday maintained that he has never
New Party spokesman Wang Ping-chung weeps while claiming his innocence at a news conference in Taipei yesterday after he was detained for questioning by prosecutors on Tuesday. Photo: Huang Yao-cheng, Taipei Times
received any funds from organizations affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as his party vowed to initiate a referendum to ensure witnesses’ right to an attorney following his and three other party members’ arrests on Tuesday in connection with an espionage investigation.
Wang made the remarks at a news conference at the New Party headquarters in Taipei yesterday morning, one day after he, his father and fellow party members Hou Han-ting (侯漢廷), Lin Ming-cheng (林明正) and Chen Ssu-chun (陳斯俊) were taken to the Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office for questioning.
They were questioned as part of a probe into suspected leaks of classified information in connection with an investigation into convicted Chinese spy Zhou Hongxu (周泓旭).
“They [prosecutors and investigators] acted worse than gangsters,” Wang said, alleging that they refused to let his attorney be present when they raided his residence in Taipei, held his throat in a tight grip and shoved him into a car. [FULL STORY]
