Prosecutors seize evidence and question officers in death of Army conscript. (2013/07/21)
Missing surveillance camera footage was the focus of prosecutors on the 18th day of the investigation into the death of Army conscript, Hung Chung-chiu. While the military has no destruction of evidence statute, criminal procedural law could be enforced as a key suspect in the case was sent to Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office for questioning.
Taiwan High Prosecutors Office led the Taoyuan District Prosecutors to visit military prosecutors to investigate Chen Yi-ming, director of the 269th Brigade’s Political Warfare Office, to learn if there was an order to erase key surveillance video.
Kuo Wen-dong High Prosecutors Office Chief Prosecutor This unclear black and white image quality can be addressed according to Criminal Procedural Law, and regarding the destruction of evidence, we do have judiciary authority.
While the Armed Forces Criminal Act has no statute for destruction of evidence, Chen Yi-ming, may be the first military officer to be sent to district prosecutors in this case. Prosecutors also rushed to visit Yangmei’s 269 Brigade to seize relevant evidence.
Dai Wen-liang Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office We brought back all relevant information, and we will ask the Investigation Bureau as well as associated personnel to do further analysis.
So far, the military has been inconsistent in its explanation of what exactly happened to the surveillance footage, at one point saying the image was simply black, and not ruling out human interference but a day later saying there was no image and no one interfered with the recording. Now, three different prosecutors offices are involved, each hoping to salvage critical video evidence in the case.
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