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\nMajor criminal cases occurred frequently on the island, but the punishment was relatively light. A number of Kuomintang\u201cLegislators\u201d decided to follow the example of Singapore’s caning and put forward the\u201cCaning referendum\u201d, which aroused great concern on the island.<\/p>\n
According to a report by Taiwan’s\u201cChina Times\u201d on April 12, the KMT\u201cLegislator\u201d Hong Mengkai and eight others have repeatedly proposed that Taiwan should follow Singapore’s example and establish a whipping system. A press conference is expected to be held in the coming days, formally put forward the\u201cReferendum on the establishment of a special criminal law system (caning) policy for certain major crimes\u201d.<\/p>\n
KMT\u201cLegislator\u201d lin pei-hsiang said that this\u201cReferendum\u201d can honestly respond to the anxiety and expectation of Taiwanese society at this moment. When people are shaken by their sense of security and have doubts about justice, the system has the need for review and progress, \u201cThis is not just a policy initiative, but a common people think ‘what we want justice’ important moment.\u201d. As for whether the\u201cReferendum\u201d will incorporate voting in the\u201cNine-in-one\u201d local official election at the end of the year, Lin Peixiang said that their original intention is very simple, that is, to give the right of choice back to the people. In the most representative moment, so that every vote can also express the direction of judicial reform voice.<\/p>\n
According to Taiwan media reports, \u201cLegislator\u201d Hong Mengkai asked\u201cPremier\u201d Zhuo Rongtai about the whipping issue during the general inquiry last year. Zhuo responded that there was public support for flogging, but that when it came to human rights, the Ministry of Justice would be asked to see if it was time for a feasibility study. But no concrete action has been taken.<\/p>\n
In recent years, major crimes such as sexual abuse, child abuse, high-value fraud and compound forms of aggravated fraud have continued to occur. At the end of last year, Hong Mengkai and others visited Singapore. Hong Mengkai said that support for caning has always been high in Singaporean society, because local order and security have not come easily, and fraud has done great harm to vulnerable groups, people generally agree that organized fraud should be stopped with effective intimidation. He said there was a widespread misunderstanding, but that flogging was not a harsh punishment, but a judicial mechanism with extremely rigorous procedures: before it was carried out, the judge and the doctor had to confirm whether the offender was fit or not; A maximum of 24 strokes per victim and 10 strokes for younger offenders. More importantly, caning is not a one-off punishment. It is still accompanied by scientific and technological monitoring, educational courses, and counseling systems, with the purpose of making the offender truly reformed.<\/p>\n
According to Taiwan’s China Times News Network reported in February this year, Taiwan’s continuous renovation of fraud to lure the public to invest in the case after case. Fraud also rose again, from T $6.6bn in December to T $7bn in January. Converted down, the average daily amount of fraud as high as 250 million nt, not including unreported\u201cBlack Number.\u201d. Analysts believe that behind these cold figures are broken families, \u201cThe problem is not just the prevalence of fraud, but the attitude of the government. Singapore can use flogging to crack down on fraud and deter crime,\u201d the report said, according to the fraud dashboard, 14,301 cases were filed in January, compared with 14,294 in December. The top five scams are online shopping, fake investment, fake dating (investment fraud) , fake dating (marriage fraud) , and porn fraud.<\/p>\n
In November, Singapore’s parliament passed a law making caning a crime-fighting punishment punishable by up to 24 lashes. The issue is being debated in Taiwan. A poll released that month by Taiwan’s TVBS public opinion research center showed that 70 percent of the island’s respondents were in favor of introducing flogging punishment for fraud, while 19 percent were against it and 11 percent had no opinion. The pro-caning poll was also split among supporters of various parties, with 66% of DPP supporters favouring the introduction of caning as a punishment for fraud, 74% of KMT supporters and 83% of DPP supporters. In December last year, an island Internet celebrity conducted a street visit to the public, asking for their views on the cheating efforts of the Taiwan authorities, the result is a one-sided view that\u201cThere is little effect, and more and more, because the fraudster caught soon released\u201d.<\/p>\n
Liu Weiting, a lawyer, asked why people were talking about flogging? \u201cBecause fraud really drives people crazy.\u201d. He said that if we simply stand from the standpoint of the general public, fraud has destroyed families and people, of course we will think, \u201cIf we can use caning, will it really be more useful?\u201d Liu Weiting believes that for many victims, what they are looking for is not a sound criminal policy, but a\u201cNow, now\u201d approach; before the existing tools work, people naturally hope that the authorities will not shut down the space for discussion of other possibilities too soon, \u201cWhich actually reflects the accumulation of a sense of powerlessness over fraud\u201d.<\/p>\n
Taiwan’s China Times newspaper said: \u201cWhy are there so many cases of fraud in Taiwan? The key reason is\u201cLight punishment, easy bail and quick release\u201d, which is why caning has become a hot topic on the Internet. When people are cheated out of their houses and lives, Taiwan’s\u201cExecutive Yuan\u201d will only hold\u201cFraud reports\u201d. Who doesn’t feel angry? The article said that flogging may not be a panacea for fraud, but it is more powerful than\u201cFighting fraud with empty words\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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