Tech needed to bolster spying cases: law expertPENALTY LIMITS: People charged with spying for China should face tougher sentences, a professor said, adding that it is sometimes hard to collect evidenceBy Lu Yi-hsuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerHigh-tech methods should be used in investigations into Chinese spying to help solidify cases, a criminal law expert said on Friday. National Taiwan University professor of law Lin Yu-hsiung (林鈺雄) told a seminar at the Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei that punishments for people convicted in espionage cases are often perceived as being too lenient. Figurines with computers are pictured in front of Taiwan’s and China’s flags in an illustration created on Aug. 6 last year. The government should increase the penalties for spying and enhance investigations with high-tech methods when cases affect national security, especially when there are difficulties collecting evidence and dealing with statutes of limitation, he said. “We will continue to make amendments as necessary to safeguard our national security,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times July 08, 2023 16:42 UTC