Hong Kong man beats Akio Yaita, prosecutors seek 5 years in prison

Akio Yaita, CEO of the Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, was beaten and injured during a speech in Taichung in July this year. Liao Gangfa, the leader of the Chinese Hong Kong gang "He Shenghe" operation team who assaulted people, disguised himself after committing the crime and tried to escape on a plane. He was arrested by the police before boarding the plane. The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office yesterday Tianyi prosecuted Liao on suspicion of injury, public insult, and participation in a criminal organization, and asked for a harsher five-year prison sentence. Four associates, including Wu, who had left the country, were wanted. As for the behind-the-scenes instigators and whether there were any collaborators in Taiwan, the prosecutors are investigating in another case.

Cross-border violence undermines our democratic system

Is there any cooperator in Taiwan to investigate another case?

The Central Prosecutor's Office alleged that a man named "Chen Weihao" who was also a member of the "Heshenghe" gang was dissatisfied with Yabata Akio's frequent public comments on cross-strait current affairs and political speeches, and contacted the man surnamed Wu on July 1 this year to form a cross-border charity organization. They invited four people including Liao Hongfa (33 years old) to join the gang. Originally, the man surnamed Kwong was responsible for actually carrying out the beatings. However, later Kwong Man decided that the risk was too high and quit the country. He ordered the envoys to increase the amount to HK$100,000, and Liao Man was the one to do the beating.

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After Liao Gangfa and others surveyed the terrain, they beat Akio Yaita on the face in the lobby of the Yongfengzhan Hotel on July 6, causing him to be injured and bleeding. After committing the crime, Liao Nan immediately bought clothes to disguise himself, and went to Taichung International Airport in an attempt to take a flight to Busan, South Korea to leave the country. Fortunately, the police arrested him early and charged him.

The prosecutor found that Liao Nan had received money to beat people in Hong Kong in the past. The price was HK$3,000 to HK$5,000 for each punch. This time, the four accomplices surnamed Wu, Feng, Kwong and Wang are all members of the Hong Kong "He'anle" gang.

The prosecutor believed that Liao Nan and others used cross-border violence and media dissemination to create a "killing one to scare others" effect, creating a chilling effect and infringing on my country's democratic system and social order. The criminal methods were highly planned, organized and anti-investigation, and they were premeditated and hired to commit the crime without any reflection. They recommended that the court be sentenced to five years in prison with a heavy penalty and continued detention by the court. The Taichung District Court yesterday ruled that the extension of detention is prohibited.