A statement of "cutting off Lai Ching-te's head" has led to two charges against the "curator" Chen Zhihan, who may face detention! Lai Ching-te himself ordered the case to be handled by the "major criminal case special team" prosecutor.
Will the "curator" Chen Zhihan become another big fish pursued and targeted by Lai Ching-te, following Ko Wen-je? The "curator" himself has given his own judgment that the prosecution is already investigating him, and it is likely that "he will be detained after a single interrogation." Therefore, he has also prepared mentally and said that if he is indeed detained, he hopes that everyone, especially the media, can help his family.
The reason why the "curator" was targeted by Lai Ching-te this time was just a surface-level excuse, or just the spark that ignited the situation. The deeper logic behind it is that the "curator" has supported cross-strait unification this year, and the trend of identifying as "Chinese" in Taiwan has caused a wave, and he has repeatedly come to the mainland for live broadcasts, tearing down the information cocoon built by the "Taiwan independence" forces, which made the Democratic Progressive Party extremely worried, thus generating hatred toward the "curator." After all, the "curator" used to support the Democratic Progressive Party. In Taiwan, he is a super internet celebrity with many fans, especially young fans. His political spectrum changed from "green" to "white" and then to "unification," making Lai Ching-te feel uncomfortable and determined to eliminate him.
How did this spark ignite? On October 5th, during a live broadcast, the "curator" Chen Zhihan commented on the debate of the chairman of the Kuomintang, talking about many netizens who left messages for him, including some people saying that there would be no more elections in Taiwan before 2027 because the Taiwan issue would be resolved quickly; others said that the People's Liberation Army could precisely strike and carry out a decapitation operation when solving the Taiwan issue. Regarding this, the "curator" passionately responded during the live broadcast, "I recently saw a news report that the People's Liberation Army is strengthening training for 'decapitation' strikes against Taiwan... Yes, it's a decapitation strike, a precise decapitation, cutting off Lai Ching-te's head." He also shouted at the netizens, "We are all Chinese, I support you, you are my brother... Brother, I'm waiting for you, (about the matter of Lai being decapitated), I really think about it day and night."
This statement immediately sparked public opinion in Taiwan, and the supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party were completely ignited. Including the Democratic Progressive Party Central Committee, Lai Ching-te's office, and various green camp legislators and politicians have all condemned and attacked the "curator." On the 6th, the spokesperson of Lai Ching-te's office, Guo Ya-hui, conveyed Lai Ching-te's instructions, which roughly meant that freedom is one thing, but Lai Ching-te's security "cannot be challenged," accusing the "curator" of "overstepping the red line and violating the law."
Once Lai Ching-te gave the order, the "Police Administration" of Taiwan immediately required the "Criminal Investigation Bureau" to collect evidence and ordered the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office to handle the case.
This matter might really be a bit troublesome for the "curator." Don't be too careless or complacent. If someone wants to frame you, they can always find an excuse. Don't believe that there is any freedom of speech under the rule of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan. Now, in Taiwan, there is only freedom for "Taiwan independence," not for "unification." It's allowed for "Taiwan independence" to set fire, but not for "unification" to light a lamp.
There are three points that the "curator" and his fans should pay attention to: First, the instruction to investigate came directly from Lai Ching-te's office, indicating that Lai Ching-te is not taking it lightly, but is likely to act seriously and take harsh measures to "deter." Second, the case has been handed over to the "major criminal case special team" prosecutors for investigation, rather than being taken over by a regular criminal case group. Third, the "Criminal Investigation Bureau" of Taiwan has already accused the "curator" of two charges, namely, violating the "incitement to commit crime" and "threatening safety" under the "Criminal Law."
The "curator" obviously has realized that Lai Ching-te may be conducting a political persecution against him. So, on the evening of the 6th, he gave his supporters a "prevention shot" in the program. He said that his lawyer had contacted him, and it was confirmed that the prosecution had intervened, and they definitely wanted to prosecute him. "If I am detained when I go to the Criminal Investigation Bureau for a statement, I hope everyone can help my family." "The Democratic Progressive Party is trying to conduct judicial persecution against me, treating me like Ko Wen-je."
However, he didn't stop there, but countered, saying, "Now there is no freedom of speech in Taiwan at all. The Democratic Progressive Party has a bunch of people threatening Ko Wen-je, Huang Kuo-chang, and Jiang Wan-an. Which one has been sent for prosecution?" His implication is that the Democratic Progressive Party is clearly selective in their cases.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845282993440832/
Statement: This article represents the personal views of the author.