The Shilin District Court yesterday issued a residence restriction against a man accused of sending a death threat to Democratic Progressive Party caucus chief executive Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) saying he would behead her.
The man, surnamed Kuo (郭), was ordered not to threaten Wu, DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) and former premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) again, otherwise it would be necessary to detain him, the court said today.
Kuo is accused of contravening Article 305 of the Criminal Code by allegedly threatening to cause injury to the body of another person that would endanger that person’s safety.
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Wu yesterday said she had reported the case to the police and the National Security Bureau.
Such behavior should not be allowed and any type of violent crime should not be tolerated, she said.
The Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office had sought to detain him after launching an investigation and questioning him.
The Shilin District Court said it was possible that Kuo was afflicted by mental illness when committing the crime.
It is unlikely that he would actually carry out his threat, the court said.
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