Taiwan Communist Party Heads Found Not Guilty in Infiltration Case

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The chair and vice chair of the Taiwan People's Communist Party have been found not guilty of accepting funds from China to influence local elections after the Taipei District Court found insufficient evidence for a conviction.

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00:00A district court has found the chair and vice-chair of the Taiwan People's Communist Party

00:05not guilty of accepting funds from China to interfere in Taiwan's local elections.

00:11The two men were indicted in 2023 for violating the Anti-Infiltration Act.

00:17Prosecutors say they have maintained close ties with officials at China's Taiwan Affairs Office for years

00:22and ran for public office with funding from Beijing.

00:26But the Taipei District Court says there is not enough evidence for a conviction and ruled the two not guilty.

00:33The case can still be appealed.

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