Taiwan court rejects retrial for retired military officer in China spy case


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Taiwan court rejects retrial for retired military officer in China spy case A request for a retrial by a retired Air Force officer sentenced to four years in prison for helping China recruit spies was rejected by the Taiwan High Court, reports said Friday (July 22). No appeals against the latest court decision were possible, CNA reported. The court argued that former Lieutenant Colonel Tu Yung-shin had not produced any new evidence or facts sufficient to overturn the earlier guilty verdict. After retiring from the military in 1994, Tu moved to China to run a business. During his stay, a...