Taiwan's prosecutors probing into Kai Ko's drug arrest
21 Aug – It was recently reported that the Taipei District Prosecutors Office has begun investigation into Taiwanese actor Kai Ko's drug arrest.
According to Focus Taiwan, on 20 August, a chief prosecutor revealed that Kai Ko's case was forwarded to them by the Taipei police and that the drug enforcement unit has recently requested assistance from the Beijing police who arrested the actor on 14 August.
The spokesman, Huang Mou-hsin, stated that Taiwanese prosecutors will determine the next thing to do after reviewing the evidence sent by the Chinese authorities and will expand their investigation if it clearly shows more Taiwanese persons are involved in using and/or providing drugs.
Since the rules in Taiwan enables criminal offenses committed in China to be punishable in accordance with the laws of Taiwan, it was speculated that the "Tiny Times" actor may be required to perform community service or end up on probation.
Meanwhile, Taiwanese opposition party, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) recently urged Taiwan's government to intervene in Kai Ko's case, stating that the actor has been deprived of his basic rights since his detention in China.
A DPP spokesman alleged that Kai Ko has been detained for too long, has not been given a legal counsel and that his family was not the first to receive information about his detention.
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