2016年CRI Taiwan Delegation Visits Beijing Detention Center, Discusses Telecom Fraud Issue

 

It is estimated that fraud syndicates led by suspects from Taiwan are causing losses of some 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to mainland victims each year.

Police from the mainland and Taiwan have been working together to arrest more than 7,700 fraud suspects, about 4,600 of whom are from Taiwan.

In many of the cases handled in Taiwan, mainland victims were unable to recover their losses. So far only 32,000 U.S. dollars have been recovered.

To the frustration¹ of victims and the authorities, some suspects have been released as soon as they returned to Taiwan and resumed their criminal activities.

Earlier this month, 77 fraud suspects were deported² by Kenya to Beijing, 45 of them come from Taiwan.

The detentions⁴ prompted Taiwan to send a delegation⁵ to Beijing to discuss the issue.

On Thursday morning, the delegration visited the Beijing Haidian detention³ center, and watched the questioning process by video, and were brought up to date with the case details.

Chen Wen-chi is the head of the delegation. She said she is satisfied with the treatment of the suspects.

"The center has made special arrangements to meet our requests in keeping with the relevant rules of the Chinese mainland. We have acquainted ourselves with the conditions of the suspects from Taiwan in the center. They are well, and have adapted to the life here all right."

The cases of those deported from Kenya, and the recent release of suspects in Taiwan who have been sent back from Malaysia, has prompted heated debate, with growing calls for justice for the victims of fraud.

Chen Shiqu, vice⁶ inspector⁷ of Ministry⁸ of Public Security, has confirmed that all suspects will be tried on Chinese mainland.

"This criminal gang set up branches in Kenya to target at people of the Chinese mainland. All the victims are in the Chinese mainland and some suspects are also people of the Chinese mainland. We will carry out investigations⁹ and file lawsuits¹⁰ based on the laws of the Chinese mainland."

Chen says the 45 Taiwan suspects have already "admitted their guilt¹¹.

Wang Jianxin, director of the Haidian detention center, said human rights of the suspects will be assured.

"If they have hired lawyers, then they can come for help. If they don't employ lawyers, we will offer legal aid to them including legal consultation¹². We have a remote legal consultation service. If they are not familiar with the knowledge of the law, we have a remote room for them to consult lawyers for remote help. If they need lawyers after consultation, we have legal aid."

Wang says the suspects are held in 45 different rooms to prevent collusion and have access to lawyers.

In a separate development on Thursday, 18 fraud suspects repatriated¹³ from Malaysia were re-arrested in Taiwan. Two others have been banned from leaving the island less than a week after being released due to lack of evidence.

Prosecutors¹⁴ say they have obtained evidence from Malaysia, sufficient to impose compulsory¹⁵ measures on the suspects.

1 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

2 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

4 detentions   

拘留( detention的名词复数 )； 扣押； 监禁； 放学后留校

参考例句：

• Teachers may assign detention tasks as they wish and some detentions have been actually dangerous. 老师可能随心所欲指派关禁闭的形式，有些禁闭事实上很危险。
• Intimidation, beatings and administrative detentions are often enough to prevent them from trying again. 恐吓，拷打和行政拘留足以阻止请愿者二次进京的脚步。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

10 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

11 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

12 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

13 repatriated   

v.把（某人）遣送回国，遣返( repatriate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The refugees were forcibly repatriated. 难民被强制遣送回国。
• Ancient artworks were repatriated from the US to Greece. 古代艺术品从美国遣送回希腊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

15 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。