Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/03
By: Hsiao Po-wen and Ko Lin
Taipei, Jan. 3 (CNA) The Supreme Court on Thursday revoked the conviction of former
In May last year, the Taiwan High Court found Ma guilty of leaking classified information related to the investigation of an opposition lawmaker while the probe was in progress.
The High Court sentenced Ma to four months in prison for violating the Communication Security and Surveillance Act. The decision overturned a not guilty verdict previously issued by a district court.
However, the Supreme Court on Thursday order a retrial, saying the High Court’s judgment did not clarify many of the facts in the case that led it to issue a guilty verdict. [FULL STORY]