Convicted Taiwan Spy Gets 12 More Years for Leaking Secrets to China
Convicted Taiwanese spy Lu Chi-hsien has been sentenced to more than 12 additional years in prison and a four-year suspension of civil rights in two separate cases for sharing classified information with China. Prosecutors said Lu provided military training plans and details of then-President Tsai Ing-wen's overseas travel in 2023.
Convicted Spy Gets Additional Sentencing
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REPORTER:
A Taiwanese diabolo coach turned spy has been handed 12 more years in sentences, plus a 4-year civil rights suspension for leaking state secrets to China.
Lu Chi-hsien was found guilty in two separate cases. He shared a classified Air Force training schedule to China. He also shared then-President Tsai Ing-wen's travel itinerary for her 2023 trips to Belize and Guatemala. Lu used contacts that he paid through a Chinese-funded spy ring in both cases.
Lu is already facing a 10-year sentence for establishing the ring, which he has appealed to the Supreme Court. The new charges may also be appealed.
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Convicted Spy Gets Additional Sentencing
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REPORTER:
Convicted spy Lu Chi-hsien was sentenced over 12 more years in prison and 4 year civil rights suspension for sharing presidential travel information and military training plans with China.
In the latest case, Lu was found guilty of sharing classified military information as well as then-President Tsai Ing-wen's travel itinerary for her 2023 overseas trips to Belize and Guatemala. In both cases, he leveraged contacts that he paid through a Chinese-funded spy ring.
The former diabolo coach is already facing a 10-year sentence for establishing that same ring, which he has appealed to the Supreme Court. The new charges may also be appealed.
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