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Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) said Friday that he will examine the circumstances surrounding the getaway of a prisoner charged with the recent murder of two police officers, and those found culpable will be held accountable.

Readers may recall that several early COVID-19 outbreaks in Taiwan were linked to the island’s a-gong dian (阿公店), “shops for grandfathers,” a local nickname for hostess bars and teahouses frequented by older men. As cases are currently skyrocketing, and the elderly remain a less vaccinated population, the sex trade could soon be back in the news. Last year the spike in COVID-19 cases led to calls for crackdowns on areas hosting the sex trade. The Taipei Times reported in May that Control Yuan member Lin Kuo-ming (林國明) had called for a crackdown on the sex trade in Taipei’s ...

The Control Yuan has censured the police precinct in Taoyuan’s Jhongli District (中壢) after investigating the arrest of music teacher Chan Hui-ling (詹慧玲) in April last year. Chan, who thought she was being stopped without cause, refused to answer a police officer’s questions and called the incident “really stupid.” The police officer, surnamed Yeh (葉), handcuffed Chan and arrested her on suspicion of obstructing a public official. Chan filed a report accusing the officer of infringing on her civil liberties and causing bodily harm. The Taoyuan District Prosecutors’ Office...