High Court clears former air force officer of spyingBy Huang Chia-lin / Staff reporterFormer Air Force Air Defense and Artillery Command chief of staff colonel Hsin Peng-sheng (辛澎生) was yesterday found not guilty by the High Court after previously being sentenced to six months in prison under the National Security Act (國家安全法) for attempting to “develop an organization” for China. Hsin accepted free travel, meals and accommodation from Zhao, prosecutors said. Former Air Force Air Defense and Artillery Command chief of staff colonel Hsin Peng-sheng is pictured in an undated photograph. However, the High Court ruled that accepting inducements did not constitute the development of an espionage organization. The High Court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to uphold Hsin’s and Yang’s convictions.

Source: Taipei Times May 13, 2020 15:56 UTC