I really want to go abroad! Defamation "Jinghua Rolling Bed Case" second trial sentenced to September, Zhou Yukou confirmed to be restricted from leaving the country for another 8 months

Celebrities Zhou Yukou and Tsai Yuzhen accused former Miss China Zhang Shujuan in a program in 2022 that she was the heroine of the "Jinghua Bed Rolling Case" of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's father, Chiang Kai-shek. Zhang Shujuan angrily accused Zhou and Tsai of aggravated defamation and other crimes. The Taipei District Court of first instance sentenced Zhou and Tsai to one year and six months in prison. On September 29, the High Court of Second Instance commuted the sentences of Zhou Yukou to nine months and Cai Yuzhen to six months in prison. It also ruled that Zhou Yukou would be restricted from leaving the country and going to sea for 8 months. Zhou Yukou refused to accept the continuous immigration control and lodged a protest. The Supreme Court today ruled to reject the protest and determined that Zhou Yukou would not be able to leave the country for 8 months.

The ruling pointed out that Zhou Yukou also violated the "crimes of illegal use of personal information by non-public agencies" under the Personal Information Protection Act, criminal defamation, and dissemination of defamation. She was sentenced to nine months in prison in accordance with the Personal Information Law. Considering that she has the financial and living ability to stay overseas for a long time, and has a high possibility of fleeing overseas to avoid subsequent trials and execution of penalties, the ruling ruled that she will be restricted from leaving the country and overseas for a period of eight months starting from September 29.

The High Court determined that Zhou Yukou's economic ability was relatively good. She had entered and exited the country many times in the past. Her personal qualifications, intellectual level, social experience and interpersonal network allowed her to have the financial and living ability to stay overseas for a long time. Moreover, she had denied the crime from the beginning and was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment without a fine. She can still appeal. It is expected that she may escape to avoid the trial process and the execution of the penalty. There are considerable reasons to believe that she is in danger of fleeing.

The High Court considered the progress of the litigation, the circumstances of the crime and the degree of infringement of legal interests, and believed that it was still necessary to restrict travel abroad and sea travel to ensure subsequent trials and execution, and ruled that Zhou Yukou was restricted from leaving the country and sea for 8 months.

Zhou Yukou was dissatisfied and filed a protest claiming that she would not flee. The case was heard by the Supreme Court. Today, the review concluded that the High Court ruled that there was no violation of the law and gave a detailed explanation of the reasons. It was confirmed that the protest was dismissed.