Taipei: A taxi driver rammed his vehicle into the Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office early Thursday morning, likely in protest against court rulings that went against him, according to the Taipei City Police Department.

According to Focus Taiwan, the department's Zhongzheng First Precinct reported receiving a call at 5:46 a.m. about a taxi crashing into the front door of the prosecutors' office, located near the Presidential Office Building. Police arrived swiftly, arresting a taxi driver identified as Shao and seizing his vehicle. The crash caused property damage but resulted in no injuries.

Preliminary investigations suggest Shao's actions were motivated by dissatisfaction with several legal rulings, including a recent decision issued on Wednesday. Police noted that Shao had expressed his frustration with Taiwan's judicial system on social media after the ruling, and then surveilled the prosecutors' office before the incident. His vehicle was found with slogans such as "the judicial system is dead" painted on it.

Following his arrest, police confirmed that Shao was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He faces charges of obstruction of justice, public disorder, and property damage under Taiwan's Criminal Code. The case has been handed over to the Taipei Prosecutors Office, which is investigating Shao's motives.

On Thursday, United Daily News (UDN) reported Shao's involvement in a defamation lawsuit with a medical professional and two traffic-related legal cases, with Wednesday's ruling relating to one of the traffic offenses. Shao was reportedly sentenced to over five months in prison for the three cases. ETtoday added that surveillance footage showed Shao approaching his vehicle near the Taipei Prosecutors Office at around 5 a.m. before driving into the building after making a U-turn and accelerating.