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Investigator Liu Jinxun indicted over alleged profiteering as Yang Zhihui thanks prosecutors through tears

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources In the courts
  • Taipei prosecutors indicted former investigator Liu Jinxun on corruption-related charges and sought an eight-year prison sentence over alleged improper benefits and disclosure of digital evidence.
  • Yang Zhihui is seeking NT$5 million in state compensation, alleging procedural violations during the investigation into alleged trade-secret theft.
  • Yang said the case had subjected her to years of suspicion and hoped it would deter officials from using public authority for private purposes.

Yang Zhihui thanked prosecutors through tears after a Taipei court hearing tied to her claim for state compensation from Taiwan’s Investigation Bureau. Her case began with an investigation into allegations that she stole trade secrets from biotech company San Fu after leaving its chairmanship and took them to a new employer.

Yang said former investigator Liu Jinxun handcuffed her on June 9, 2023, but attended a banquet with San Fu the following day. She questioned whether the two events indicated a direct exchange of benefits. She also alleged that Liu brought a table of investigators to the company’s annual banquet and instructed a junior colleague, Lin Ting-you, to pass a thesis to someone else.

Taipei prosecutors recently indicted Liu under Taiwan’s anti-corruption laws and sought an eight-year sentence. Prosecutors accused him of accepting hospitality from San Fu and of leaking digital evidence to the company. The case concluded its investigation at the end of August.

I am very grateful that Prosecutor You Xinhua was willing to investigate and restore the truth of the facts.

— Yang ZhihuiShe thanked the prosecutor who brought the case against Liu Jinxun.

Yang’s compensation claim seeks NT$5 million. She said reports used to obtain search and arrest warrants contained allegedly false official entries and asked the court to determine whether Liu acted deliberately. She also said she wanted the Investigation Bureau to remove what she described as a rogue official.

The investigation into Yang drew scrutiny over procedure. She was detained after returning to Taiwan, and reports said officials did not read her the alleged offenses or explain her legal rights. Taiwan’s Control Yuan criticized the Taipei Prosecutors Office and Investigation Bureau over the matter in July 2025.

Yang, a pharmaceutical sciences doctorate holder and former recipient of a national young woman award, said she had spent three years facing accusations related to trade secrets and computer use. “I did not commit a crime, but no one could help me no matter how I appealed,” she said. She expressed gratitude to the Control Yuan and prosecutors, saying Liu’s indictment finally showed her that the difficult process had produced a result.

I did not commit a crime, but no one could help me no matter how I appealed.

— Yang ZhihuiShe described the three years she spent facing public suspicion over the allegations.
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