The Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau says that it has not mentioned the word “spy” in connection to a case involving a former top Taiwanese official who dealt with China affairs.
The official in question is the former deputy chief of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, Chang Hsien-yao. The council – also known as the MAC – is the official government body charting Taiwan’s relations with China.
The MAC announced on August 16 that Chang was resigning for family reasons, but Chang said the next day that he was ordered to quit. He then accused the council of going after him. Chang denied speculation that he was ousted for having an affair or leaking state secrets. But he also refused to disclose the reason he left the council, saying only that he had written it down in his will.
The MAC has said there were suspicions over Chang’s job performance and asked the Investigation Bureau to look into Chang’s conduct at the council.
Local media have been reporting that the case could involve spying.
But investigators said Sunday that the reports were purely media speculation, and that they had never mentioned the word “spy” in connection with the case. They said that Chang’s case would be handled in accordance with the law.