Lee Sichuan campaign asks when Su Qiaohui will apologize for labeling citizen a Chinese spy

A commuter waiting for a friend on a Taipei Metro platform became the subject of an online accusation after someone secretly filmed the person’s laptop screen. Su Qiaohui’s campaign allegedly presented the image as evidence of a Chinese intelligence operation.

Police later determined that the incident was a misunderstanding, according to Kuo Yin-lan, a spokesperson for New Taipei mayoral candidate Lee Sichuan of the Kuomintang. Kuo said the campaign nevertheless had not apologized to the citizen who was publicly targeted.

Kuo accused Su’s team of launching political attacks without checking the facts and said it had repeatedly suffered embarrassing reversals. She also criticized the campaign for accusing Lee of using internet supporters, calling its treatment of the commuter an example of fearmongering.

“Does Su Qiaohui intend to continue allowing her communications team leader to attack innocent citizens?” Kuo asked. She said the episode revived what she described as the witch hunts and red-baiting associated with last year’s mass recall campaign.

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Does Su Qiaohui intend to continue allowing her communications team leader to attack innocent citizens?