Huang Mouxin, director of the Procuratorate of the Ministry of Justice, explained the progress of the amendment and the effectiveness of law enforcement.

(Photo by reporter Wu Zhengfeng)

[Reporter Wu Zhengfeng/Taipei Report] The Ministry of Justice held the first press conference after the Spring Festival on the 1st, emphasizing that it has shot three arrows: fraud, anti-gangsters, and anti-drugs to maintain law and order and stabilize society.

Chief Prosecutor Huang Mou-sin pointed out that the times and the evolution of science and technology have brought about qualitative changes in crime patterns, and it is necessary to fill in the gaps in the current legal system through law amendments. Minister Cai Qingxiang hopes to complete the legal work as soon as possible and get on the road in the shortest possible time to prevent criminals from taking chances Can ride.

Huang Mouxin said that the Ministry of Justice is the main agency responsible for the "fraud punishment" of the national team, supervising the Supreme Procuratorate to promote the anti-fraud project, trace the source and eliminate the disintegration of fraudulent groups. From June to December 2022, 1043 cases of telecommunications and network fraud groups were seized A total of 9,537 cases involving 9,537 people, an increase of 45.8% over the same period last year; as of January 28, 2023, 110 cases of fraud involving private detention have been seized, 421 people have been accused, 128 people have been detained, and more than 24.43 million yuan of illegal income has been seized. Yuan.

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Huang Mouxin emphasized that fraud crimes are becoming qualitatively violent crimes, resulting in complex crimes such as hindering freedom and inflicting abuse, and even causing serious injury or death to the victim, which is extremely harmful to social security. In order to increase deterrence, the Ministry of Justice Amendments to the Criminal Law are proposed to increase criminal responsibility and stratify the sentence according to the circumstances.

The current crime of obstructing freedom by private detention can only be punished with a maximum penalty of 5 years. The amendment adds a new "aggravated crime of deprivation of freedom of movement", that is, if the crime of obstructing freedom is combined with the intention to commit other crimes, three or more people jointly commit crimes, carry a murder weapon, and injure the victim. Abuse, deprivation of the victim's freedom of movement for more than 7 days, and mentally, physically handicapped or other mentally handicapped persons are punishable by up to 7 years in prison.

In the event of death or serious injury, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment or 12 years.

Defrauding with deep fake images or sounds is newly added as an aggravated crime of fraud, with a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison; for the crime of fraud and deprivation of freedom of movement, a new provision for recombination offenses is added, with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

Since fraud is often accompanied by money laundering, the Ministry of Justice also intends to amend the Money Laundering Prevention Act to increase the punishment for those who have "criminal proceeds of more than 100 million yuan"; increase the punishment for using virtual assets or third-party payment tools for money laundering crimes; Account crime, that is, for those who provide personal accounts, is an independent type of money laundering crime; for book collection groups, criminal penalties are also added.

In the anti-crime section, Huang Mouxin explained that the "Organized Crime Prevention Regulations" has been proposed, adding the crime of recruiting others to join a criminal organization abroad; expanding the scope of confiscation; those who have committed organizational crimes and have a confirmed sentence are not allowed to register as candidates for public office.

The draft has been sent to the Legislative Yuan for consideration.

In the anti-drug part, Huang Mouxin said that law enforcement agencies will strengthen domestic investigations, deepen anti-drug projects in housing, sweep up emerging drugs, strengthen the investigation of campus and community drug dealers, and online drug transactions; strengthen border control measures, strengthen international information exchange and transnational anti-drug cooperation; Increase the energy and efficiency of drug testing and urine testing. From January to October 2022, 8528.7 kilograms of drugs have been seized, an increase of 5411.4 kilograms over the same period in 2021.

Cai Qingxiang pointed out that he hopes to complete the legal work as soon as possible, so as to respond to the ever-changing crime patterns in a timely manner, and he also asks the law enforcement agencies to do their best to investigate and arrest, maintain law and order, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment.

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Minister of Justice Cai Qingxiang hopes to complete the legal work as soon as possible.

(Photo by reporter Wu Zhengfeng)