Crime

Court Sentences 14 in Conscription Fraud Case, Including 9 Entertainers

Published
Updated

By TaiwanPlus

Open in App

A court in New Taipei City has sentenced 14 defendants for evading Taiwan’s mandatory military conscription, including nine entertainers. The investigation began last year and uncovered an agency that helped clients avoid service by cheating on military health exams. Most of the defendants received suspended sentences, along with fines and community service. Among those found guilty were performer Danson Tang and musician Leo Liao. Liao was fined about US$40,000. The head of a draft-evasion agency was also found guilty of 14 offenses, each carrying a prison term of up to two years.

Penalties for Evading Military Conscription

REPORTER:  
A New Taipei court has sentenced 14 defendants for evading military conscription, including nine entertainers.

The investigations began last year, and most defendants received suspended sentences along with fines and community service. The entertainers included performer Danson Tang and musician Leo Liao, who was fined around 40-thousand US dollars. The court has also sentenced the ringleader of a draft-evasion agency that helped clients cheat military health exams. He was convicted of 14 offenses, each carrying up to two years in prison.

---

Conscript Dodgers Sentenced

REPORTER:  
A New Taipei court has sentenced 15 defendants for evading military conscription, following a broader year-long investigation.

Most defendants, including nine entertainers, received suspended sentences, fines and community service. Prosecutors said the ringleader ran a draft-evasion agency that helped clients cheat military health exams. He faces 14 charges, each carrying up to two years in prison. Draft evasion in Taiwan is punishable by up to five years in prison.