Taiwanese reporter accused of bribing military officers

A journalist in Taiwan was detained on Saturday on allegations of bribing army officers to provide military information to people from mainland China, as the self-ruled island cracks down on potential infiltration from China.



Taiwan's Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office said in a statement that a district court ordered the detention of a television reporter surnamed Lin and five current and retired military officers.



The statement didn't identify the journalist, but CTi TV issued a statement about the detention of its reporter Lin Chen-you.



The company said that it does not know the details of the case, but called for a fair judicial process, adding “God bless Taiwan”.



While Taiwan regularly pursues espionage cases within the government and military, allegations against journalists are unusual.