Delayed justice! Wang Longchang was accused of taking 1.2 million yuan in bribes and was found not guilty. The lawyer team thanked the High Prosecutor's Office for not appealing.

Former Taipei University of Technology professor Wang Longchang was involved in the Nangang Exhibition Center fraud case and was sentenced to seven years in prison. After being sentenced in August, he was acquitted in a retrial. The Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office today gave up the appeal. If there are no changes, the acquittal will be reversed and confirmed.

Wang Longchang, a former professor at the Taipei University of Technology, was accused of accepting NT$1.2 million in bribes from industry operators when he served as a project bid judge in 2004. He was sentenced to seven years in prison and was scheduled to die in August. The case was retried 14 years later and the high court changed the verdict to acquittal. The Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office today gave up the appeal. If nothing changes, the acquittal will be reversed. In response, Wang's volunteer lawyer group issued a statement expressing gratitude for this belated justice.

Wang's voluntary legal team stated in a statement that they are grateful to the judicial system for its willingness to face up to past mistakes, and to thank the Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office once again for its petition for a retrial on behalf of Professor Wang Longchang in the spirit of prosecutors' public welfare guardians, and their decision not to appeal after the acquittal, allowing this long-overdue justice to finally be realized.

The legal team said that we have always believed that prosecution and defense should not be just confrontation. Pursuing the truth and avoiding injustice are the common responsibilities of the judiciary. It is expected that the prosecutorial system will continue to play its role as the guardian of public welfare and become an important help in redressing more unjust cases.

The case originated in July 2003. The Construction Administration of the Ministry of Interior handled the construction project of the World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, with a budget of NT$3.6 billion. Subsequently, a selection committee composed of experts and scholars reviewed the bids, allowing the manufacturer to gain the highest priority in bargaining and win the bid. Wang also served as the selection committee member for the Nangang Exhibition Hall project.

The special investigation team investigated the case in 2008. Based on the testimony of Huang Weian, the special assistant to the chairman of Rio Tinto Construction, Wang Longchang was accused of accepting 1.2 million yuan in bribes. Wang always denied accepting bribes and emphasized that he did not know Huang Weian. He was eventually sentenced to seven years in August 2012. The High Court found on October 1 this year that there was no reinforcing evidence in Huang's testimony to confirm that Wang had accepted bribes, and Wang was found not guilty.