Taiwanese Terror Suspect in the U.S. Pleads Guilty|孫安佐當庭認罪.放棄上訴 12月宣判

發布時間：2018/8/30 17:15 更新時間：2018/8/30 18:40

C. Chuang

Edward Sun, the son of Taiwanese entertainers Sun Peng and Di Ying, was detained in the U.S. as a terror suspect for over 150 days. On Aug. 28, he pled guilty and gave up his right to appeal in exchange for the hope of being deported. The court will issue a sentence in December. Prosecutors issued an 800-word statement detailing the severity of this case and criticized the elder Sun and Di for being negligent parents.

After 18-year-old Taiwanese terror suspect Edward Sun threatened to shoot up his school, police found over 1,000 rounds of ammunition and other military-grade weaponry in his room at his host family's home. Sun is the son of Taiwanese entertainers Sun Peng and Di Ying. On the 28th Taiwan time, he pled guilty.

My client pled guilty to one charge and one charge alone, and that is possessing ammunition by an alien or a foreigner who's not legally entitled to possess ammunition.

Under U.S. law, possession of ammunition while on a non-immigrant visa is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and US$250,000 in fines. Sun's attorney hopes Sun can be deported in exchange for the guilty plea and giving up the right to appeal.

…parents are actually gonna have a ticket, a plane ticket for this young man, that they're gonna show to the judge at sentencing. "Judge, we've got his ticket. Bring him to the airport. Let him go home."

According to one lawyer who defended a Chinese person in a gun possession case in the U.S., Robert Keller's strategy is aimed at keeping Sun out of immigration court and extended time behind bars.

The [U.S.'] Citizenship and Immigration Services is a federal-level agency that supersedes local agencies. Things are much more complex and take much longer to process at the federal level. Once the court has issued a sentence, (Sun can hopefully) leave the U.S. immediately. I think this is a correct (strategy).

Prosecutors issued an 800-word statement on Sun's case, highlighting the severity of the case and criticizing the elder Sun and Di for poor parenting. They also questioned how it was possible neither Sun's parents nor his guardian were aware of his huge arsenal of weapons. The sentencing hearing will be held in December. Keller says he will ask the court to move up the date so Sun can return to Taiwan within two months.