The Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office is to handle cases involving breaches of national security due to their severe impact on the nation, the Ministry of Justice said on Sunday night.
Ministry officials issued a statement responding to media reports that quoted some legal experts as saying that the “unconstitutional change” might infringe on defendants’ rights.
The ministry refuted the criticism, saying that existing statutes permit the High Prosecutors’ Office to investigate offenders suspected of sedition, conspiring to overthrow the government through illegal means, treason or conspiring with a foreign state to start a war against the state.
“Therefore, the change to forward such
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