Minister defends National Security Act amendmentsBy Lee Wen-hsin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerPerceived restrictions on free speech under proposed amendments to the National Security Act (國家安全法) are “an unrealistic and impractical fantasy,” Deputy Minister of the Interior Ma Shih-yuan (馬士元) said yesterday. Deputy Minister of the Interior Ma Shih-yuan addresses a public hearing at the legislature in Taipei on proposed amendments to the National Security Act yesterday. Lawyer Liao Kuo-hsiang (廖國翔) linked the amendments to concerns over China-born Taiwan People’s Party Legislator-at-large Li Zhenxiu (李貞秀). The proposed amendments would allow for earlier intervention in a more proportionate way, she said. However, New Party spokeswoman Chen Li-ling (陳麗玲) said that previous amendments had resulted in prolonged travel restrictions imposed on party members who were later acquitted, raising concerns about due process.

Source: Taipei Times March 26, 2026 17:15 UTC