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Formosa Files and Taipei-based lawyer Ross Feingold very much hope you never get arrested in Taiwan, or anywhere else for that matter. But should this unfortunate event occur, what are your rights? Does Taiwan require search warrants? Are there "Miranda Rights"? Is it really true that you can get in legal trouble for swearing at someone? Are cops allowed to parade suspects in front of the media in what Americans call a "perp walk"? Listen as Eryk gets some free legal advice* from an expert in local law. (*Disclaimer: None of the commentaries in this episode should be taken as official legal advice. Ross Feingold is speaking as an individual legal professional, and his views are his own.)
Cover image: Police in Taiwan detain a suspect from Latvia, a person later convicted as one of a group of criminals whom, in 2017, stole more than NT$83 million or €2.35 million from a major local bank's hacked ATMs. Image via Latvian Public Broadcasting.
The Criminal Code of the Republic of China - in English.
Foreigners in Taiwan are sometimes surprised at the island's strict drug laws, especially with regard to marijuana. Click HERE and HERE for news articles about U.S. nationals getting caught with cannabis. THIS local man is serving over five years for growing a small amount of "weed."
Below: Photo courtesy of Taipei-based lawyer Ross Feingold, Special Counsel, Titan Attorneys-at-Law. He can be reached on Twitter. Mr. Feingold strongly recommends NOT getting arrested in Taiwan, something that can be achieved by not breaking local laws.
Check our very first episode, the story of a very white man who showed up in London in 1703... and claimed to be from Formosa. Or try a foodie episode from Season 3. Or, for those who want some harder-core history, hear the tale of the Lockheed U-2 pilot Wang Hsi-chueh 王錫爵, who became was famous for defecting to the PRC by hijacking China Airlines Flight 334 on May 3, 1986.
