‘LOOPHOLE’: If the amendment is passed, people caught colluding with China with the intent to subjugate Taiwan could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 22, 2019
By: Huang Hsin-po / Staff reporter
A draft amendment to broaden the definition of treason to include collusion with China has
Police officers stand guard at the main entrance to the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Jan. 28.Photo: Lin Liang-sheng, Taipei Times
been submitted for legislative negotiations, with the first round of cross-caucus talks expected to begin tomorrow at the soonest.
Under the Criminal Code, treason through collusion must involve an “enemy state” and is therefore inapplicable to Taiwanese who spy for China.
The draft amendment, proposed by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇), seeks to expand the definition of treason to include collusion with an “enemy” — described in the proposal as any “country, political entity or organization that engages in armed conflict or a military standoff with the Republic of China,” or “posing a military threat to the nation.”
If passed, individuals caught colluding with China with the intent to subject Taiwan’s territory to its rule could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. [FULL STORY]
