Taiwan Indicts 4 Over Surveillance of Lawmaker Blacklisted by Beijing
Beijing unilaterally labeled Puma Shen a ‘Taiwan independence’ figure during the surveillance and later opened a criminal investigation into him.
TL;DR
- Four private investigators indicted in Taiwan for secretly monitoring lawmaker Puma Shen and his family.
- The surveillance coincided with Beijing labeling Shen a supporter of 'Taiwan independence' and imposing sanctions.
- Taiwanese prosecutors charged the defendants under the Personal Data Protection Act.
- Wanted notices issued for two Hong Kong residents accused of commissioning the surveillance.
- Beijing placed Shen on its blacklist of 'diehard Taiwan independence separatists' and initiated a criminal investigation into him.