TAIPEI—A diabolo instructor has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for spying for China and leaking overseas travel itineraries of a former Taiwanese president.
The Taipei District Court on June 17 sentenced Lu Chi-hsien to six years in prison on one count of violating Taiwan’s National Security Act and six years and eight months on a second count, and stripped him of his civil rights for four years.
Prosecutors said Lu was recruited by Chinese intelligence agents during his trip to China in 2020, and since then, he has received more than NT$5.7 million (about $180,000) for his spy activities in Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s national media outlet, Central News Agency….Â
Taiwanese Diabolo Instructor Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Spying for China
