Vietnamese Man and Gang Kidnapped and Extorted White-Collar Car Drivers; Changhua Court Sentences to 10 Years 4 Months
A Vietnamese national and his accomplices were sentenced for kidnapping and robbing white-collar car drivers in Taiwan. They lured drivers, assaulted them, and extorted money from their families.
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According to the judgment document from the Changhua District Court in Taiwan, last April, a man surnamed Ruan, along with several compatriots, contacted a Vietnamese white-collar car driver surnamed Wu and feigned a call for a ride. After getting into the car in Changhua County, they immediately beat the driver with their bare hands, with Ruan holding his hands to control his movements and threatening him to transfer money to a designated account. To escape, the driver contacted his family, who remitted approximately NT$26,000 in total, after which he was released.
The Ruan-surnamed man and others, emboldened by their success, used the same method to lure another Vietnamese white-collar car driver. They controlled his movements, robbed him of NT$6,000 in cash from his car, and transferred about NT$6,000 from his account. They then drove him to a parking lot and handed him over to other accomplices for continued confinement and ransom demands. Despite the family paying approximately NT$13,000, the victim was not released. The police received the report and rescued the victim.
The judge, in reviewing the case, believed that although the Ruan-surnamed man is a foreigner, he should have known that kidnapping for ransom and robbery severely endanger personal freedom and property. However, driven by greed, he broke the law and joined a violent criminal organization, posing a significant threat to social order.
Considering that the Ruan-surnamed man denied the charges, only appeared after being apprehended, and has not yet reached a civil settlement with the victims, the court sentenced him to a combined prison term of 10 years and 4 months for the crimes of joint kidnapping for ransom and robbery by a group of three or more people. The unconfiscated criminal proceeds totaling NT$9,500 were forfeited. He is to be deported from Taiwan after completing his sentence or being pardoned. As for some of his accomplices, they had previously received prison sentences ranging from 7 years and 6 months to 10 years in the first instance by the district court. (Editor: Wu Su-rou) 1150408
The Ruan-surnamed man and others, emboldened by their success, used the same method to lure another Vietnamese white-collar car driver. They controlled his movements, robbed him of NT$6,000 in cash from his car, and transferred about NT$6,000 from his account. They then drove him to a parking lot and handed him over to other accomplices for continued confinement and ransom demands. Despite the family paying approximately NT$13,000, the victim was not released. The police received the report and rescued the victim.
The judge, in reviewing the case, believed that although the Ruan-surnamed man is a foreigner, he should have known that kidnapping for ransom and robbery severely endanger personal freedom and property. However, driven by greed, he broke the law and joined a violent criminal organization, posing a significant threat to social order.
Considering that the Ruan-surnamed man denied the charges, only appeared after being apprehended, and has not yet reached a civil settlement with the victims, the court sentenced him to a combined prison term of 10 years and 4 months for the crimes of joint kidnapping for ransom and robbery by a group of three or more people. The unconfiscated criminal proceeds totaling NT$9,500 were forfeited. He is to be deported from Taiwan after completing his sentence or being pardoned. As for some of his accomplices, they had previously received prison sentences ranging from 7 years and 6 months to 10 years in the first instance by the district court. (Editor: Wu Su-rou) 1150408