Bail for paint suspects lambastedLAM WING-KEI INCIDENT: The former Hong Kong bookseller said that despite the oppression of China, many people voted for a candidate willing to stand with BeijingBy Chung Li-hua and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe bail set for suspects who allegedly threw red paint at former Causeway Bay Books manager Lam Wing-kei (林榮基) was tantamount to encouraging such acts of violence, academics said yesterday. After the incident in Taipei on Tuesday, the three suspects were released the following day by the Taipei District Court after posting bail of NT$6,000 to NT$20,000 (US$199 to US$665), although the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office appealed the decision. Taiwan must be a pure land for democracy and freedom before it can have the strength to back Hong Kong, Tung said. The bookstore in Hong Kong was forced to shut down after China intervened through violent means before it was purchased by Beijing’s agents in Hong Kong, Lam told the forum yesterday. Lam said that he feared for his safety upon hearing about the suspects being released on bail.

Source: Taipei Times April 24, 2020 15:56 UTC