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Taipei Prosecutors Indict Four in Alleged Surveillance of DPP Lawmaker Puma Shen

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Taipei prosecutors have indicted four suspects accused of surveilling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen. Prosecutors are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for a private investigator accused of accepting more than US$11,000 to monitor Shen. Investigators said they discovered a hidden camera that recorded activity outside Shen’s home for several weeks in 2024. Two Hong Kong residents accused of financing the operation are wanted by authorities. The indictment comes as Shen’s challenge to incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an intensifies ahead of the November mayoral election.

Puma Shen Surveillance Indictment

REPORTER:  
Taipei prosecutors have indicted four suspects accused of surveilling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen.

Prosecutors are seeking 18 months in prison for a private investigator accused of taking more than 11,000 US dollars to spy on Shen. Investigators found a hidden camera that recorded footage outside Shen's home over several weeks in 2024. Two Hong Kong residents accused of funding the operation are wanted by authorities. The indictment comes as Shen's mayoral challenge to incumbent Chiang Wan-an heats up ahead of November's election.

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Puma Shen Surveillance Indictment

REPORTER:  
Taipei prosecutors have indicted four suspects accused of surveilling Democratic Progressive Party Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen.

Taipei prosecutors are seeking 18 months in prison for a private investigator accused of taking more than US$11,000 to spy on Puma Shen. Two Hong Kong residents accused of funding the operation remain abroad and are wanted by prosecutors. Investigators found a hidden camera outside Shen's home that recorded his family for more than five weeks. The indictment comes as Shen's mayoral challenge to incumbent Chiang Wan-an heats up ahead of November's election.