The first trial of the Kyushu Gaming Group case was pronounced last month. Former Criminal Bureau Police Superintendent Lin Mingzuo (renamed Lin Kangcheng) was unable to complete the trial because he was bedridden by cancer. He was allowed to take selfies with his mobile phone instead of electronic bracelets and anklets for monitoring. However, the prosecutor argued that the monitoring intensity was not enough and demanded that he wear electronic devices instead. The Taichung High Court revoked the original ruling and sent it back to the Taichung District Court for a new trial. According to the hospital's letter, the Taichung District Court recognized that Lin was suffering from cancer and could not walk on his own and that there was no possibility of recovery. The existing measures were sufficient to prevent him from abandoning bail and absconding. It ruled that there was no need to add electronic bracelets and ankle bracelets for monitoring.
In the Jiuzhou Gaming Group case, tens-billionaire CEO Chen Zhenggu was sentenced to 11 years in prison in the first instance in August. Xu Peijing, a core cadre nicknamed "The Most Beautiful Director," was also sentenced to 7 years in prison. Only Lin Kangcheng, who was the captain of the Taichung City Criminal Division and was later promoted to the police superintendent, has not been able to complete the trial due to a malignant spinal tumor and long-term treatment at the Southern Hospital.
Lam Kang-cheng is suspected of using his position as a police officer to provide investigative information to a gaming criminal group, leaking official secrets and accepting bribes. He is also involved in crimes such as harboring criminal organizations, money laundering and unclear sources of civil servants' property. The prosecutors are pursuing him for crimes such as accepting bribes in violation of his duties. Because he is involved in a felony and the amount of money involved is huge, the court believes that he is in danger of fleeing. The court has previously ruled to restrict travel abroad, overseas travel and technological surveillance, and extend relevant control measures.
On the grounds that he was undergoing treatment, Lin Mingzuo requested to be exempted from wearing electronic bracelets and anklets, and instead reported in by taking selfies with his mobile phone. The prosecutor refused and lodged a protest, pointing out that the treatment had been completed as early as last year, and the self-portrait by mobile phone was completely dependent on the defendant's cooperation. The intensity of monitoring was far less than that of electronic bracelets and anklets, making it difficult to effectively prevent escape.
The Taichung High Court considered that the amount of money involved in the case was huge and that the participants were unwilling to be punished and still had the possibility of fleeing. They found that the prosecutor had grounds to protest and that the original ruling was not exhaustive. It revoked the original ruling and sent it back to the Taichung District Court for a new trial.
The Taichung District Court pointed out that although the Central Prosecutor's Office recommended changing the monitoring method of technological equipment to electronic bracelets and anklets, a letter from the hospital stated that "the defendant has been paralyzed for more than half a year due to a malignant tumor. The patient is now conscious, and his lumbar spine tumor has not improved even after radiotherapy, and there is no possibility of physical recovery." He is unable to walk independently due to paralysis due to the disease and has no possibility of recovery. The previous monitoring of technological equipment and restrictions on leaving the country and overseas were enough to prevent him from abandoning bail and absconding.
The Intermediate People's Court believed that after Lin took photos and sent them to the monitoring center, the center's personnel would make video calls on individual mobile phones and compare the mobile phone signal locations, which could ensure the defendant's whereabouts to a considerable extent.
Therefore, it was ruled that the restriction on leaving the country and going to sea will be extended for eight months starting from October 13, 2026. People should take photos of their faces with their mobile phones and send them to the Technology Equipment Monitoring Center from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. every day. They should report to the Pingtung Branch of the Pingtung County Government Police Station once every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., and there is no need to add electronic bracelets and ankle bracelets for monitoring.
