[Global Network Report] According to Taiwan's ETtoday news cloud report, a foreign female student who went to Taiwan as an exchange student accused the head of the Czech Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei of sexually assaulting her. After investigation by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office, it was found that Taiwan and the Czech Republic The signed "Friendly and Reciprocal Clause" includes absolute immunity from criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings. Even if the incident has nothing to do with the official behavior of the team leader, Taiwan has no right to criminal trial.
On November 30, Taiwan's prosecutors made a decision not to prosecute for the second time.
Netizens on the island ridiculed this as an "international joke".
According to the report, the victim female student filed a complaint that she was invited to be a guest at the home of a group leader of the Czech Economic and Cultural Office on April 21, 2021, but was sexually assaulted, suspected of impairing sexual autonomy.
After the first investigation, Taiwan's prosecutors believed that the team leader was a Czech "representative in Taiwan" who enjoyed criminal immunity, and Taiwan's "judiciary" could not even launch an investigation, so they decided not to prosecute.
The female student was dissatisfied with this result and reconsidered. Taiwan's "Higher Prosecutor's Office" believed that in the "reciprocity clause" between France and Taiwan, which is also a European country, only the behavior of foreign affairs personnel can enjoy criminal immunity. At the time of the incident, The Czech team leader was not performing foreign affairs work, and it was necessary to confirm the scope of criminal immunity, so the case was sent back for re-investigation.
According to reports, in order to find out whether the team leader enjoys absolute immunity, the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office checked with Taiwan’s foreign affairs department and finally confirmed that he not only enjoys criminal immunity, but also enjoys immunity from civil and administrative lawsuits. Only on the premise of giving up the protection of immunity can the "judiciary" intervene, so the decision not to prosecute is made again.
After the news came out, it caused discussions among some netizens on the island.
Some people say, "Taiwan is a paradise for criminals." "After the election, scandals will explode one after another."
"International Joke"!
Some netizens on the island said sarcastically.
Others criticized, "The DPP specializes in protecting bad guys." (Global Network)