A man surnamed Zeng was sued for aggravated defamation and other crimes for allegedly posting false polls on Threads.

A man surnamed Zeng allegedly posted on the online social media Threads that the poll interview was obviously biased towards specific candidates. (Picture taken from Threads, provided by the prosecutor)

A 51-year-old man surnamed Zeng allegedly posted on the online social media Threads that he received a call from a poll conducted by the Taipei Cross-Strait Research Association on the New Taipei City mayoral election. The poll questions were simple but crude, and clearly supported a specific candidate. The prosecutor interviewed Zeng Nan on the evening of the 2nd. The prosecutor stated that Zeng Nan was involved in aggravated defamation and the public employee election and recall law. The criminal suspicion was serious, but detention was not necessary. At 1 o'clock this morning, he was told to post a bail of 100,000 yuan.

After the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office learned of Zeng Nan's message on social media, Prosecutor General Zhang Chunhui assigned prosecutor Liu Weihong to direct the Taipei City Investigation Division and Information Security Work Station of the Investigation Bureau to investigate. After identifying Zeng Nan, they interviewed him on the evening of the 2nd to explain the case.

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After the hearing, the prosecutor believed that Zeng Nan had violated the criminal law's aggravated defamation and the election and recall of public officials. The criminal suspicion was serious, but there was no need to detain him. At 1 o'clock this morning, Zeng Nan was ordered to post a bail of 100,000 yuan and his mobile phone was seized. The prosecutor appealed that as the election is getting closer, people must carefully verify the authenticity of the source when publishing or forwarding various election-related remarks on social media and communication software, and do not fabricate out of thin air or make false accusations to avoid breaking the law.

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