Pro-green media person Zhou Yukou posted on Facebook in 2022 that Hon Hai founder Terry Gou opposed Gao Hongan's relationship with his assistant Li Zhongting on the grounds that "she had a wife at the time." Gao Hongan, who was running for Hsinchu mayor at the time, was dissatisfied with being insinuated that he was with a married woman. Zhou Yukou was in a relationship with his wife and accused Zhou Yukou of aggravating defamation and intending to make him unelectable. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office released an investigation saying that although Zhou Yukou's statement was not completely consistent with the facts, after verification, Zhou was punished without prosecution. Gao Hong'an requested reconsideration, but the Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office rejected the decision after review, and Zhou Yukou was confirmed not to prosecute.
2022 During the "Nine-in-One" election, Zhou Yukou posted on Facebook, pointing out that media person Qiu Mingyu said in the "Spicy News 152" program, "The reason why Director Guo objected to the relationship between Gao Hongan and Assistant Li Zhongting's boyfriend was that 'people were Have a wife'", "I dated Li Nan in 2019, and Li Nan is still married.
Gao Hongan was dissatisfied with the insinuation that she was dating a married woman, which affected voters' perception of her. The complaint pointed out that she was in March 2018 Met Gou Taiming, joined Hon Hai Group in May of the same year and met Li Zhongting, who had divorced his ex-wife as early as May 1, 2015.
Prosecutors reviewed the household registration information and confirmed that Gao Hongan's statement was consistent with the facts, but Zhou Yukou denied any intention to defame. , her sources are Qiu Mingyu and Xu Yihuang. Qiu and Xu are both senior journalists, and they have interviewed and verified the relevant people of Hon Hai.
Prosecutors said that although Zhou Yukou's remarks were not accurate, they were not completely unfounded. , and this case not only involves private morality, but also public interests. It cannot be ruled out that Zhou Yukou subjectively believed that his speech was true, so he did not violate the subjective mens rea of "intending to make people unelected." He was not prosecuted. Afterwards, Zhou Yukou was not prosecuted. Gao Hongan applied to the High People's Procuratorate for reconsideration. After review, the High People's Procuratorate rejected the application, and Zhou Yukou was determined not to prosecute.
This judgment also triggered heated discussions among netizens on the island, "Look! Zhou Yukou will be arrogant again in the future." "Taiwan's culture has been corrupted by unscrupulous media and prosecutors! "Isn't the prosecutor condoning rumors?" "
Straits Herald reporter Xue Yang compiled the report
