Liao Gangfa, Hong Kong Gang Member Involved in Attack on Yaita Akio, Pleads Guilty in Court

On November 10, in the case of the hired attack on Yaita Akio, CEO of the Taiwan Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, in Taichung this July, Liao Gangfa, a member of the Hong Kong triad 'Wo Shing Wo' involved in the case, pleaded guilty during the first hearing at the Taichung District Court. The court changed the proceedings to a summary trial and scheduled the sentencing for December 3. Prosecutors determined it was a case of transnational repression, with the mastermind behind the funding identifying himself as 'Chen Weihao,' while the other four Hong Kong individuals involved have left the country and are now wanted.