Hong Kong Man Charged over Attack on Yaita
Prosecutors said the suspect was recruited for HK$100,000 and are seeking a five-year sentence in a case tied to alleged efforts to intimidate free speech.
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(Taipei=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Cheol-mun = Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a Hong Kong man who assaulted a former journalist for a Japanese media outlet and demanded a heavy sentence.
Hong Kong man charged over attack on Yaita
Prosecutors yesterday said they had indicted a Hong Kong gang member over the assault of Taiwan-based political commentator Akio Yaita, who was punched in the face in a Taichung hotel lobby in July.Liu Kong-faat (廖港發), described by prosecutors as a ranking member of the Hong Kong-based Wo Shing Wo (
Alleged Hong Kong gangster indicted over attack on political commentator Yaita
Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) Prosecutors on Tuesday said they had indicted a Hong Kong gang member over the assault of Taiwan-based political commentator Akio Yaita, who was punched in the face in a Taichung hotel lobby in July.
Akio Yaita, CEO of the Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, was giving a speech in Taichung in July when he was attacked at close range by a cross-border violent group, resulting in blood splattering on his face. The Central District Prosecutors Office has determined that Liao Gangfa (33 years old), a Chinese national and the leader of the Hong Kong gang "Wo Shing Wo," is suspected of assault, public insult by means of rape, intimidation of the pu…
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