Lawmaker Urges Harsher Punishments for Military Leaks
A ruling party lawmaker is calling for stronger disciplinary action in Taiwan's military. Ho Chih-wei says harsher punishments for disclosing military secrets would prevent soldiers from breaking the law.
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00:00 A ruling party lawmaker is calling for stronger disciplinary action in Taiwan's military.
00:05 Tsai Wei says harsher punishments for disclosing military secrets would prevent soldiers from
00:09 breaking the law.
00:10 "For example, delaying the withdrawal or directly letting the so-called "private"
00:16 to withdraw them, these are all options that are being discussed."
00:20 Haskall comes after several revelations in recent months that active duty officers leaked
00:25 military secrets.
00:26 In August, a lieutenant colonel and other collaborators were detained for allegedly
00:30 leaking Taiwan's national defense information to China.
00:34 Then in October, five people, including four military officers, were questioned over a
00:38 stolen air defense missile system.