By Jimmy Chuang - Monday, Sep 06, 2004
STATE SECRETS: At least two suspected spies have been caught after faxing classified documents to a Taiwanese businessman based in Guangzhou, China
Two suspected spies were arrested late Saturday evening on suspicion of stealing secret information about Taiwan's Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft and selling it to China, the military announced yesterday.
Special agents from the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB) and military police transferred the two alleged spies to the Taiwan High Court Prosecutors' Office in Kaohsiung, while another suspect is in military custody for questioning.
The bureau issued a press release late on Saturday regarding its cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense's (MND) Political Warfare Department in the spy case, and announced the arrest of two primary suspects: former air force sergeant first class Chen Jiunn-hung ('Â?r?O) and Ho Ping (˜a•œ), a Taiwanese businessman based in Guangzhou, China.
As of press time yesterday, the interrogations of Chen and Ho were continuing, and prosecutors have not yet filed any requests to detain them or allow them to be released on bail.
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