自由时报6/13/2026Politics2 min readChinaView translation

Two men in Yilan hold up the Five-Star Red Flag, insult President Lai, but legal experts say it's hard to prosecute

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Two men in Yilan, Taiwan, held up the Five-Star Red Flag and shouted slogans, including insulting President Lai Ching-te.
While their actions sparked public outrage and were criticized as treasonous, legal experts believe their behavior falls under protected political expression under Taiwan's current laws.
Without evidence of substantial damage or foreign direction, prosecution under national security laws or anti-infiltration laws is difficult, and a charge of public insult against the president is unlikely to be pursued.

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有2名男子在宜蘭海邊高舉五星旗，拍片狂言「歡迎祖國海警來台執法」，更以「癩蛤蟆」辱罵總統賴清德，影片曝光引發譁然遭批賣國，此舉雖傷害國家情感，但法界人士認為，2人行為在台灣現行法制下屬「受憲法言論自由保障的政治表意」，因缺乏實質破壞事證，實務上極難定罪。

法界人士分析，「國家安全法」與「刑法」外患罪，構成要件具體，必須有刺探機密、通謀或為對岸發展組織的危害行動。2男在海邊拍片呼喊口號，法律實務上僅被視為政治表意行為，在無實質破壞下，很難跨越國安罪門檻。

針對是否觸犯「反滲透法」，法界人士也強調，該法前提是接受境外敵對勢力指示或資助。2人若僅是自發拍片作秀，查無明確金流或中共指揮命令便無法論處。民主社會的言論自由，反而成為極端政治言論的護身符。

至於影片中男子公然辱罵總統賴清德。資深警官透露，此舉確實涉犯公然侮辱罪，但該罪屬告訴乃論。實務上，國家元首通常不會為此類政治狂熱者的謾罵提起個人訴訟，因此這部分實際上也很難進入司法程序。

資深警官與法界人士坦言，過去禁掛五星旗的討論，多因牴觸言論自由未果。這類踩紅線行徑固然使國人氣憤，但法治社會只能依證據辦案，現階段除輿論譴責，警方將持續關注相關動態，嚴防後續可能發生任何實質的國安威脅。