FMR PROSECUTOR-GENERAL ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR ILLEGALLY WIRETAPPING|林秀濤遭監聽案 黃世銘二審判賠10萬定讞

Former prosecutor-general Huang Shih-ming, who was accused of illegally wiretapping his subordinate's conversations, has been ordered by the court to pay a compensation of NT$100,000 in the final ruling. Huang's lawyer is now considering filing an extraordinary appeal. In 2013, the Special Investigation Division accused then-legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng of influence peddling in Democratic Progressive Party caucus whip Ker Chien-ming's verdict. The Prosecutor-General at the time, Huang Shih-ming, was ordered by President Ma Ying-jeou, to investigate the case. However, in 2015 Huang was convicted for illegally disclosing information about the case. During the investigation, Huang was found to have improperly wiretapped telephone conversations between the prosecutor, Lin Hsiu-tao and her daughter. Angry about the wiretapping, Lin filed a lawsuit against Huang and other three SID agents and asked for compensation of over NT$ 2 million. On Jul. 5, in the second and final ruling of the case, the court ordered Huang to pay compensation of NT$100,000 to Lin. ==LIN HSIU-TAO Prosecutor== I have no response to that, sorry. Thank you. Lin said the SDI's action violated her privacy. However, Huang thinks that the influence peddling case is of public interest, so as the chief executive, he had the right to tap Lin. Huang was ordered to pay Lin NT$300,000 in the first ruling. Although the fine was lowered in the second ruling, Huang's lawyer was still dissatisfied with the result. ==LO MING-TONG Huang's lawyer== According to the grand justices' interpretation of article 582, the prosecutor-general is the chief executive for criminal procedure. Therefore, Huang had the right to decide whether the investigation can be open to the public or not. Huang was convicted of violating the Communication Security and Surveillance Act for leaking classified information to Ma. That case has now given rise to the other charges made by Lin. Huang's lawyer said that he will consider filing an extraordinary appeal or applying for a retrial to help Huang. TRANSLATED BY ARIEL HSIEH 最高檢察署特偵組，102年指控前立法院長、王金平涉入關說案，牽扯出時任高檢署檢察官、林秀濤和女兒、遭到監聽，林秀濤對當時的檢察總長、黃世銘等4人，提出損害賠償告訴，一審判決，只有黃世銘判賠30萬，全案上訴後，今天二審宣判，黃世銘仍舊敗訴，判賠金降到10萬，全案定讞。 民國102年，特偵組指控前立法院長王金平涉入柯建銘關說案，不只掀起馬王政爭，更牽扯出時任高檢署檢察官林秀濤和女兒遭到監聽。林秀濤不滿，憤而對時任檢察總長黃世銘等4人，提起損害賠償告訴，求償221萬5千元，今天二審宣判，林秀濤獲得勝訴，黃世銘必須賠償10萬元，全案定讞。 ==檢察官 林秀濤== 我沒有回應 對不起 謝謝 會對黃世銘提告，林秀濤當時主張，特偵組以他案來聲請掛線，監聽她和女兒的電話，已經構成侵權。不過，黃世銘則認為，關說案涉及重大公共利益，行政首長具有決定是否公開的行使特權，一審黃世銘被判賠30萬，雙方上訴後，黃世銘還是敗訴，儘管判賠金降到10萬，委任律師仍舊不服。 ==黃世銘委任律師 羅明通== 我們認為根據大法官會議 582號解釋 總長就是刑事行政長官 有權決定要不要洩漏的人 要不要公開偵查機密 先前黃世銘因為向前總統馬英九等人，報告柯建銘關說案偵查機密，被依違反通保法，判刑1年3個月定讞，如今遭下屬提告，又被判敗訴，委任律師表示，會考慮聲請非常上訴或再審，為黃世銘尋求法律救濟。 記者 蔡慧玲 邱福財 台北報導