US EditionTaiwan detains journalist for allegedly bribing military officers to provide information to China
Lin Chen-you and five military personnel face charges for allegedly bribing to leak classified information to China, violating Taiwan's National Security and Anti-Corruption Acts.
- A journalist in Taiwan was detained for allegedly bribing military officers to provide information to people from mainland China.
- Prosecutors accused the reporter of paying military officers to obtain confidential information for Chinese individuals.
- While Taiwan pursues espionage cases, allegations against journalists are unusual amid tensions with Beijing over Taiwan's self-ruled status.
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Taiwanese journalist detained for ‘bribing’ military officers to leak information to China
Prosecutors accuse Lin Chen-you of paying amounts ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands of Taiwan dollars to current military officers in exchange for their providing information to “Chinese individuals”
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Taiwanese reporter accused of bribing military officers to leak information to China
A journalist in Taiwan has been detained on allegations of bribing army officers to provide military information to people from mainland China, as the self-ruled island cracks down on potential infiltration from China.
CTi News reporter, 5 military personnel detained over alleged leaks to China
Kaohsiung, Jan. 17 (CNA) A CTi TV reporter and five active-duty and retired service members were detained incommunicado on Saturday for their alleged involvement in a scheme where the journalist bribed military personnel to leak information to "Chinese individuals," according to Ciaotou prosecutors.
Prosecutors accuse Lin of paying soldiers amounts ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of Taiwanese dollars.
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