Kaohsiung: Three active duty military officers and an alleged accomplice have been indicted on suspicion of leaking military intelligence to China, the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office Kaohsiung Branch revealed Wednesday. The officers have been charged with multiple violations, including the National Security Act, the Classified National Security Information Protection Act, the Anti-Corruption Act, and the Money Laundering Control Act.

According to Focus Taiwan, the three officers are suspected of transmitting sensitive information, such as details from the Han Kuang military exercises, to an individual identified as Huang, who is believed to have acted as an intermediary for Chinese interests. Huang's current whereabouts are unknown, and he remains at large, while his sister has also been charged in connection to the case.

The investigation suggests that Huang and his sister were instructed by a Chinese agent to establish an illicit private bank in 2019. This bank reportedly provided loans to military personnel and officers experiencing financial hardship. In return for these loans, the officers were allegedly coerced into supplying military intelligence to settle their debts.

The case came to light when a whistleblower alerted authorities about officers from an Air Force surveillance warning center who were purportedly leaking secrets due to financial distress. In response, prosecutors from the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office Kaohsiung Branch, along with the Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office, conducted extensive searches across 41 locations from December 2023 to September 2024, leading to the request for the suspects' detention.

The decision to indict the suspects followed a thorough examination of the evidence collected, which included communication records and bank transactions, according to the prosecutors.