“I had no problem passing through the security check and I entered the venue,” Chen told a news conference yesterday. “Later I took out the ‘Taiwan’ banner, but four security personnel clad in black swiftly came and grabbed the banner, and they grappled me. “I cannot understand why I was treated like a criminal just because I, as a Taiwanese citizen, wanted to cheer Taiwanese athletes,” Chen said. “Our Constitution guarantees the freedom of expression and the protection of a citizen’s life and property from coming under threat. Therefore personnel from the military police unit from within our jurisdiction took him to the police precinct for questioning.

Source: Taipei Times September 01, 2017 15:56 UTC