The closest to the "fifth column" ever! Zhang Junjie is suspected of smuggling into China, and six commanders also left the country after hearing the news

Zhang Junjie, an important staff member of Legislator Gao Jin Sumei, jumped bail and absconded. He recently took a boat out of the country and is suspected of fleeing to China. Tracing the organization behind it also faces resistance. The task force believes that following the line to grasp the connections and division of labor across counties and cities may be the closest the national security unit has ever been to the "fifth column" in Taiwan. Now that key figures have fled the country, it is regrettable; at least six other cadres who were in charge have left the country after getting wind of the situation, and tracing the financial backers and commanders behind the scenes is facing multiple obstacles.

Suspected of changing ship to avoid inspection, 7 Chinese captains, ship owners and others were transferred to the Beijing Inspection Bureau for further questioning today

In terms of sea route tracing, the task force found that the man suspected of being Zhang Junjie first boarded the "Qianchun 168" on October 28, and then boarded the "Manruifu 6" parked nearby to leave the country, changing ships to confuse the tracing. The prosecutors and coast patrol brought back two fishing boats in the waters near Pengjia Island early yesterday morning to find out whether anyone helped hide them, change boats, and connect them at sea.

Among them, the Chinese crew member surnamed Chen and four Indonesian crew members of the "Man Ruifu 6" were detained. The captain surnamed Huang and the shipowner surnamed Li were also notified of the case. The seven people are expected to be transferred to the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for review this afternoon for violating the entry-exit and immigration laws. The coast guard boarded the ship for security inspection that night but found no abnormalities. The manner of the Tibetans, the timing of changing ships, and whether there were any omissions in the security inspection are all awaiting investigation to clarify.

Investigations revealed that Zhang was suspected of accepting Chinese funds to develop organizations in Taiwan for perhaps more than 10 years. He broke his electronic bracelet and fled before his co-defendants Chen Zhixuan, the director of the SAIF office, and Lin Yijun, his staff member, were interviewed by the High People's Procuratorate on charges related to the national security law. After nearly two months of pursuit, the prosecutors have identified 47 people suspected of assisting the escape, 14 of whom are in custody.

The fifth column is suspected of using gangs to support at least 6 command cadres leaving the country

The national security unit determined that a fifth column was involved behind Zhang's escape, using gang members to dispatch people and vehicles, and then assigning tasks to local contacts to deliver goods, find vehicles, transport and hide him. Some of the responders were not familiar with each other, and did not even know Zhang. They were only responsible for one section, and they may not know the responders before and after and the complete route, making it difficult for the prosecutors to track down the person who originally ordered the order.

It is understood that once the dispatchers behind the scenes learned that someone had been arrested, they notified relevant personnel on the same route to leave the country. At least six cadres with central command have left the country. Zhang repeatedly disguised himself, changed cars, and borrowed other people's mobile phones to avoid tracing. He once hid in the back compartment of a car or in a suburban workhouse. Sometimes he only stayed briefly to wash up, and then returned to the car to spend the night.

As for the outside world pointing the finger at the Coast Patrol, the task force believes that whether there are any lapses in security inspections still needs to be identified, but the review cannot stop at the last level. It should also investigate how Zhang continued to obtain people, vehicles, residences and financial support from destroying his bracelet, hiding across regions, and suspected of taking a boat out of the country. The pursuit involves the police, coast guard and other agencies. At this time, if a single unit is held responsible, it may cause confrontation and affect cooperation. The escape route should be completely restored, the gaps in intelligence reporting and interception should be examined, and the figures behind the scenes who can still fund, order and arrange alternative routes after the responders are arrested one after another should be identified.