Active and Retired Military Personnel Indicted for Allegedly Leaking Secrets by Filming Pro-CCP Videos; 10 Charged by Qiaotou Prosecutors
Ten individuals, including nine active and retired military personnel, have been indicted by Taiwan's Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office in Kaohsiung. They are accused of receiving bribes from an offshore group, filming 'pro-CCP videos,' and delivering military secrets. This marks the first national security case in Taiwan to be tried under the Citizen Judge Act. The investigation revealed that in September 2024, a man named Chen connected with members of an offshore hostile force group and provided his online banking account for NT$3,000 monthly to facilitate bribes to Taiwanese soldiers. Nine military personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, up to the rank of major, were allegedly enticed to use their positions to photograph military operations, equipment data, confidential military documents, and electronic records with their phones, transmitting them via messaging apps for compensation. Prosecutors deem these actions a severe threat to national security and recommend heavy sentencing. The news was published on April 14, 2026.
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In Taiwan, the first national security case subject to trial under the Citizen Judge Act involves a man named Chen. In September 2024, Chen made contact with members of an offshore hostile force group, known by the alias 'Hanhan,' via the internet. After receiving a free trip to Macau and Zhuhai, Chen provided his personal online banking account number and password to the group for a monthly fee of NT$3,000. This account served as a conduit for funds to bribe Taiwanese military personnel. The Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office announced on April 14 that the group subsequently approached Taiwanese military personnel with financial needs through online social media. They enticed these service members with monetary rewards to film 'pro-CCP videos' and collect military secrets. The nine military personnel recruited, including a man named Huang, were from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, comprising both active and retired members, with ranks reaching at least major. Investigators found that group members instructed the implicated military personnel to leverage their official positions to photograph military operations, equipment data, and confidential military official documents and electronic records using their mobile phones. These materials were then transmitted to the offshore group members via communication software like LINE in exchange for payment. Following the conclusion of the investigation, prosecutors determined that Chen was an accessory to the crime of offering bribes for dereliction of duty under the Anti-Corruption Act and committed offenses related to providing financial accounts under the Money Laundering Control Act. Huang and the other nine individuals were charged with receiving bribes for dereliction of duty under the Anti-Corruption Act, transmitting classified official electronic records to mainland China in violation of the National Security Act, and leaking secrets under the Criminal Code. As this case meets the criteria for application of the Citizen Judge Act, the entire case will involve citizen judges in the trial process. Prosecutors emphasized that considering the nine individuals were mostly active and retired military personnel entrusted with critical national defense responsibilities, yet acted out of personal gain to continuously provide classified information to offshore hostile forces, severely endangering national security, they recommend the court impose heavy sentences to serve as a deterrent.