ROC Air Force officer detained on espionage charges

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http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20131027000089&cid=1101&MainCatID=11

CNA
2013-10-27

A Taiwanese Air Force officer has been taken into custody on charges of 
espionage, the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office's Kaohsiung branch said on 
Saturday.

The officer, identified only by his family name Hau, was accused of having 
sold classified information about E-2K Airborne Early Warning aircraft to 
China through a Taiwanese businessman operating across the strait.

Major Hau was part of the Air Force 439 Wing's electronic warfare squadron 
at the Pingtung air base in southern Taiwan. He was seen acting 
suspiciously in June and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) asked the 
Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau to assist in a probe into his 
activities.

Led by the Kaohsiung prosecutors' office, investigators found that Hau had 
given the China-based Taiwanese businessman classified information to pass 
on to Chinese personnel.

The businessman, identified by his surname Wan, allegedly paid Hau more 
than NT$100,000 (US$3,400) for the information, according to the 
prosecutors' office.

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