Lin Mingzuo's unsolved case due to illness, Taichung District Court extends travel restrictions and surveillance for 8 months

Lin Mingzuo (who has changed his name to Lin Kangcheng) has not yet completed the trial due to his illness. (File photo)

The first instance verdict of 45 defendants involved in money laundering cases involving Jiuzhou Gaming Group was announced yesterday (2nd). Only former Taichung City Criminal Division Captain Lin Mingzuo (who has been renamed Lin Kangcheng) was unable to complete the trial due to illness. The Taichung District Court found that Lin was seriously suspected of violating his duties by accepting bribes, harboring criminal organizations, leaking secrets, and unknown sources of property, and was still in danger of fleeing. It ruled to extend restrictions on leaving the country, overseas travel, and technology monitoring for another 8 months from October 13.

Another co-defendant, Chen Zhenggu, nicknamed the "Ten Billion CEO", was sentenced to 11 years in August by the Taichung District Court for hosting a criminal organization, corruption and bribery, and was fined 90 million yuan and deprived of public rights for 5 years. The Intermediate People's Court believed that Chen was facing pressure from subsequent trials and penalty executions after the first-instance verdict, and still had concerns about fleeing. It ruled to extend restrictions on leaving the country and overseas for eight months, and to extend technology monitoring for eight months from October 17.

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Lin Mingzuo used to be the captain of the Taichung City Criminal Division and was later promoted to the police superintendent. He was involved in using his position to provide investigative information for a criminal group and accepting bribes in the Kyushu case. He was also involved in crimes such as harboring criminal organizations, leaking secrets, money laundering, and unknown sources of civil servants' property. Because he suffered from a malignant spinal cord tumor, he is currently receiving treatment at the Southern Hospital. The trial has not been completed due to health reasons.

The Taichung District Court considered that Lin was involved in a serious crime involving money laundering, bribery, and a huge amount, and that he still had the possibility of fleeing. It also considered his past police duties and roles involved in the case. It ruled that Lin would be restricted from leaving the country and overseas for 8 months starting from October 13. He must use the case mobile phone provided by the court to take photos of his face every day, and record the ward bed and bedside Cards and medical equipment are photographed together and sent to the Technology Equipment Monitoring Center. They are still required to report to the local branch every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. They are also not allowed to have contact with co-defendants and witnesses before the verdict is determined. If it is true that they cannot report in as required due to medical treatment, they can explain it to the court, and it will be dealt with after it is determined to be a reasonable excuse for exemption.

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