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Four sentenced to prison for removing, dumping ROC flags (Taiwan)
The Taipei District Court on Wednesday sentenced four people to between two and four months in prison for removing and damaging national flags in Taipei in October last year.
Chen Miao-ting and Chen Yi-ting were each sentenced to three months in prison.
The two other defendants, a man surnamed Liao and a woman surnamed Hsu , were sentenced to two months and four months respectively.
Hsu was given a longer sentence than the other three for “showing no remorse,” attempting to prolong the trial and potentially causing a waste of judicial resources, the court said in its verdict.
The defendants can file an appeal to be heard in a higher court.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/07/24/2003651687
