CHINESE STUDENT ADMITS ESPIONAGE, MAY GET LIGHTER SENTANCE|政大陸生共諜認罪 檢依違反國安法起訴

Zhou Hongxu who in the past had come to Taiwan to study, in February this year used investment management as a reason to enter Taiwan again. However, he was suspected of being a spy, and arrested in March, and held in custody incommunicado. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has now decided that the case against him is clear and yesterday prosecuted in for violation of the national security law. The twenty nine year old Liaoning resident had previously come to Taiwan to study for a master's degree. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office said that he had made solo contact with civil servants many times, trying to obtain confidential information. He had also entertained officials to travel, and asked them to provide confidential information. Zhou denied any crime when arrested, and has been in custody for four months. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office will prosecute him for violation of Taiwan's National Security Act. At its heaviest the sentence is 5 years imprisonment, and a fine of NT$1 million. However, he latterly confessed to the crime, so the prosecution asked the court to reduce its punishment. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 曾經來台灣就學的中國男子、周泓旭，今年2月以投資經營管理名義、再度來台，不過被懷疑是共諜，3月時遭到逮捕、並收押禁見，台北地檢署認為涉案明確，今天他被依，違反「國安法」、提起公訴。 29歲的周泓旭，來自中國遼寧，曾在政大攻讀碩士學位。北檢指出，他多次接觸公務人員，刺探機密訊息，並以招待官員旅遊為由，要求提供機密資料，周泓旭被逮捕時否認犯案，目前已經羈押四個月，北檢依違反國安法起訴，最重可處5年徒刑、得併科罰金100萬元，但他自白犯行，檢方請求法院減輕其刑。