﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" d1p1:xsi="http://www.gov.tw/schema/RSS20.xsd" xmlns:d1p1="schemaLocation"><channel><title>Department of Government EthicsFAQ</title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;sms=5B794C46F3CDE718</link><language>en</language><copyright>Department of Government Ethics</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[What are the ethics guidelines for civil servants?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=BF3DA30997666351</link><description><![CDATA[There are twenty-one ethic guidelines for civil servants, as followed:1.The Executive Yuan (hereinafter referred as “the Yuan”) has established these Guidelines to ensure that civil servants in its employ carry out their duties with integrity, fairness and unselfish motive in accordance with laws and regulations and, thereby, to maintain the Government's good reputation.  2.For the purposes of these Guidelines, the following definitions shall apply: (a)Civil servants means personnel whose conditions of employment are governed by the Civil Service Act.(b)Having vested interests in civil servants’ official duties means any of the following relationships of individuals, juridical persons, groups or other parties with the Yuan, including its subordinate agencies:(1)having business dealings with the Yuan, carrying out projects under the Yuan’s supervision or being subsidized by the Yuan;(2)seeking to gain, or having gained, a contractual relationship with the Yuan in connection with executing projects, supplying goods or providing other services;(3)being likely to benefit from or be adversely affected by the Yuan’s business decisions and by the implementation or non- implementation of such decisions. (c)Standard limit on normal courtesy gratuities means a maximum of NT$3,000 in gratuities that a civil servant may accept on a single occasion, and a maximum of NT$10,000 per year from the same source, in the course of non-official dealings.(d)Ceremonial protocol in the conduct of official duties means activities that, in accordance with common courtesy, customary protocol or local customs, must be conducted either domestically or abroad in the course of meeting with or receiving foreign dignitaries or in order to carry forward government business or facilitate discussions.(e)Entreaties or lobbying means communications/contacts with civil servants which involve substantive aspects of the Yuan’s or its subordinate agencies’ business decisions or the implementation or non-implementation of such decisions, and which have the potential of causing such decisions and the implementation or non-implementation of them to violate laws or be otherwise improper, thus adversely impacting the legitimate powers and duties of the government agencies in question.3.Civil servants shall perform their duties in accordance with the law and in an impartial manner that serves the public interest. They shall not take advantage of their official powers, procedures or opportunities to seek illegitimate gain for themselves or others. 4.Civil servants shall not demand, solicit or accept financial/material gratuities from parties that have vested interests in the civil servants’ official duties. Gratuities may be accepted, however, under any of the following conditions where it is an unsolicited occurrence and will not influence the receiver’s exercise of official powers or performance of official duties:(a)The gratuity is given and received within the context of ceremonial protocol in the conduct of official duties.(b)The gratuity is given by a government superior as a reward, as assistance in time of hardship, or as an expression of consolation. (c)The market value of the gratuity, from a single party, does not exceed NT$500, or, if given collectively by more than one party, does not exceed NT$1,000.(d)In instances where the gratuity is given in connection with wedding engagements, weddings, giving birth, moving to a new residence, taking up a new position, being promoted or transferred, retiring, resigning from or otherwise leaving one’s professional position; or in connection with the injury, illness or death of the recipient or the recipient’s spouse or immediate relative; and where the market value of the gratuity does not exceed the normal range customarily given under such circumstances.5.Civil servants shall deal with gratuities in accordance with the following procedures.(a)Except under the circumstances cited in the preceding paragraph, gratuities offered or given to civil servants by parties that have vested interests in the civil servants’ official duties shall be refused or returned, and such occurrences shall be reported in writing by the civil servants to their supervisors and to their agencies’ ethics offices. If they are unable to return such gratuities, they shall turn them over to their agencies’ ethics offices for disposition within three days of receipt thereof.(b)Except in the case of gratuities given by relatives or close friends, in instances where the market value of gratuities given to civil servants by those who have no vested interest in their performance of official duties exceeds the standard limit on normal courtesy gratuities, recipients of such gratuities shall, within three days of receipt thereof, report such occurrences in writing to their supervisors and, when deemed necessary, to their agencies’ ethics offices.Government ethics offices shall propose in writing appropriate methods of disposing of the aforesaid improper gratuities in consideration of their nature and market value, such as by retaining them after paying for them, making them public property or donating them to charitable organizations. Upon approval of such methods by the agencies’ responsible officials, the gratuities shall be disposed of accordingly.6.Civil servants shall be deemed to have received financial or material gratuities under any of the following circumstances:(a)The recipients of such gratuities are the civil servants’ spouses or immediate blood relatives, or members of the civil servants’ collectively supported households.(b)The recipients of such gratuities are third persons who later transfer them to civil servants or persons with whom they have the foresaid relationships.7.Civil servants are prohibited from taking part in dinner parties or other entertainment activities at the invitation of those who have vested interests in their official duties. Exceptions to this prohibition include the following circumstances:(a)Civil servants are obligated to do so as a matter of ceremonial protocol in the conduct of official duties.(b)Such activities are held in conjunction with traditional festivals and are open to participation of the public at large.(c)Participation in such activities is arranged by one’s superior as a reward or expression of consolation. (d)Such activities are arranged in connection with wedding engagements, weddings, giving birth, moving to a new residence, taking up a new position, being promoted or transferred, retiring, resigning from or otherwise leaving one’s professional position, and their market values do not exceed the standard limit on normal courtesy gratuities.Further, civil servants shall avoid accepting invitations to take part in social activities which, although not involving the hosts’ vested interests in the civil servants’ official duties, nevertheless are clearly inappropriate in consideration of the latter’s official positions and responsibilities.8.Civil servants shall not go to inappropriate places except as required by the conduct of necessary official business with their supervisors’ approval, or when required for other legitimate reasons. Civil servants shall not engage in improper contacts with parties that have vested interests in their official duties.9.While on official study tours, inspection tours or business trips, or while participating in conferences in an official capacity, civil servants shall not accept invitations to take part in dinner parties or other entertainment activities provided by related organizations; but they may accept simple meals, accommodations or transportation when deemed necessary in the course of carrying out their official duties,10.Civil servants are permitted to take part in activities described in Subparagraphs 1 and 2, Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of these Guidelines only after submitting written proposals to, and receiving the approval of, their supervisors, and after notifying their ethics offices of their plans.11.When encountering entreaties or lobbying, civil servants shall report such occurrences within three days to their supervisors and inform their ethics offices of them.12.Upon receiving notification of civil servants’ acceptance of gratuities such as monetary or material gifts, meals or other entertainment, or of instances of entreaties or lobbying, ethics offices of the Yuan’s subordinate agencies shall file formal records of such occurrences. 13.Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, civil servants shall not concurrently engage in part-time work in either the public or private sector.14.Remuneration received by civil servants for taking part in gatherings in capacities such as speakers, symposium panelists, seminar presenters or expert appraisers/judges shall not exceed NT$5,000 per hour. Remuneration accepted by civil servants for preparing manuscripts in connection with the aforementioned activities shall not exceed NT$2,000 per 1,000 Chinese characters.Civil servants are permitted to take part in events such as those mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this article organized by parties that have vested interests in their official duties, or upon the request of such parties, only after submitting written proposals to, and receiving the approval of, their supervisors, and after their ethics offices have been informed and have filed appropriate records. 15.As the rules of these Guidelines concerning notification of ethics offices and reporting to supervisors apply to the head officials of government agencies, head officials shall directly notify ethics offices of their plans.16.Civil servants shall avoid involvement in private financial loaning/borrowing operations, forming or participating in private credit associations, or acting as financial guarantors or guarantors of others’ conduct. In the event civil servants find it necessary to engage in such activities, they shall inform their agencies’ ethics offices. Agency heads and section supervisors shall endeavor to strengthen mechanisms for assessing the ethical integrity of their subordinates and take timely action to address instances of abnormal financial or living conditions.17.The ethics office of each agency shall appoint a specialist responsible for explaining these Guidelines and how they apply to specific cases, as well as for providing other ethics-related consultative services. If points of doubt arise in the course of providing such services, ethics offices may refer the issues in question to higher-level ethics organizations for disposition.In the preceding paragraph, “higher-level ethics organization” refers to the ethics office of the next-higher division of government that exercises direct administrative authority over the referring agency. If an agency is not under the administrative authority of a higher-level division of government, then its ethics office shall exercise the powers stipulated by these Guidelines with respect to higher-level ethics organizations.In the preceding paragraph, agency that is “not under the administrative authority of a higher-level division of government” is a Cabinet-level department of government under the Executive Yuan. 18.In the case of agencies that have not yet established an ethics office, the affairs that these Guidelines specify as the responsibility of ethics offices shall be handled by personnel in other positions who double as ethics specialists, or by a person appointed by the head of the agency.19.Civil servants who are found to have violated these Guidelines shall be disciplined in accordance with pertinent regulations. Cases in which civil servants are believed to have committed criminal acts shall be referred to the courts.20.Each agency, in accordance with its particular needs, is authorized to set ethical standards and rules stricter than those outlined in these Guidelines. 21.Central government and local government agencies not under the authority of the Yuan may utilize the rules outlined in these Guidelines as they deem appropriate.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When was the Department of Government Ethics of Taipei City Government set up? What’s the relation between The Department of Government Ethics and The Second Personnel Department?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=C987BE78B8D968D7</link><description><![CDATA[The Department of Government Ethics, Taipei City Government, used to be the Security Department (Office) or Second Office of Personnel Department, was established independently on January 19, 1993, based on the Act of the Establishment of the Government Employee Ethics Units and Officers.In July 1953, the Security Office was set up in all government organizations, due to the circumstantial need of suppressing communism penetration. Its main responsibilities were focused on personnel investigations (such as internal security and royalty examination) and internal security education, closely related to the secret services or espionage organizations. When the Taipei City Government upgraded and became a municipal city in 1967, it not only expanded the Security Office to be a department, but also increased its functions for government ethics investigation and government integrity promotion in 1968.In August 1972, due to the government downsizing movement, the Executive Yuan thereby incorporated the Security Office (Department) into the Personnel Department and named it as the Second Office of Personnel Department for distinction. After the Period of Mobilization for the Suppression of the Communist Rebellion was brought to an end, the Ministry of Justice started formulating the Act of the Establishment of the Government Employee Ethics Units and Officers in accordance with the circumstance change and public opinion. The regulation was passed by the Legislative Yuan on June 16, 1992 and proclaimed by the President on July 1 of the same year. The legalization procedure for government ethic department was accomplished at that time.Based on the regulation, the Second Office of Personnel Department of the Taipei City Government was formally transformed into the Department of Government Ethics on January 19, 1993. To protect the human rights, all personnel documents and internal security files were destroyed in public and the assignment of personnel investigations (such as internal security and royalty examination) and internal security education was also canceled.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the specific difference and significance after the reform that transformed from the Second Department of Personnel in 1993?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=1892A05035A9F632</link><description><![CDATA[After the reform, the Department became formally independent from the secret services or espionage organizations and was set up to fight and to prevent corruption. Administratively, it is a staff unit, taking orders from the mayor. But, with respect to its personnel and executive conduction, the Ministry of Justice has the authority.Rectification of government ethics and promotion of integrity are increasingly advocated by the multitude and the entrepreneurs. And, the Department is doing its best to fight and to prevent corruption under the belief that protection is better than cure. In the future, the Department will continually put much more emphasis on prevention instead of investigation, benefits promotion instead of disadvantage prevention and service instead of intervention, aiming to make every civil servant proud of integrity and ashamed of corruption. Nevertheless, support and participation of the public are definitely necessary, in order to complete objectives of government ethics investigation and government integrity promotion.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the main duties and responsibilities of the Department of Government Ethics of Taipei City Government?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=D76CDA0DE7C5EAC4</link><description><![CDATA[The Department of Government Ethics, Taipei City Government was established in January 19, 1993 in accordance with "Establishment Regulation of Government Ethics Officials". The main duties of the Department are "rectification of government ethics and promotion of integrity". The concrete contents of the duties are as follows: • Development of laws and regulations related to the government ethics of the agencies. • Propaganda of laws and regulations related to the government ethics of the agencies. • Prevention, identification, and handling of impeachment related to the corruption and other related illegal acts committed by employees of the agencies. • Suggestions related to the reform of the government ethics of the agencies. • Suggestions of evaluation, award, and punishment related to the government ethics of the agencies. • Protection of official secrets related to the agencies. • Other affairs related to government ethics. • In charge of compiling the report of public officail’s property and accepting the citizen's checking applications. In addition to investigating and handling corruptive acts, the Department has the duty to prevent from corruption and forms an iron triangle with the inspection and investigation units of the juridical agency. This is also the major differences between the Department and the above units. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the structural frame of the Department of Government Ethics of Taipei City Government? How many agencies belong to the Department? How to divide the duties of these agencies ?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=989EAA1330C19BA7</link><description><![CDATA[A total seventy-three government agencies have established government ethics units that handle the affairs of government ethics under the Department’s supervision. Each department has one commissioner, an assistant commissioner, a chief secretary, a senior specialist, a secretary, two inspectors, three divisions, and one office. Their respective duties are as follows:<UL><LI>1st Division: Protection of official secrets and security of the agencies; employment, discharge, and transfer of the employees of government ethics. </LI><LI>2nd Division: Investigation of corruption and other related illegal acts. </LI><LI>3rd Division: Prevention of corruption and other related illegal acts, propaganda of laws and regulations related to government ethics and property declaration of public servants. </LI><LI>Administrative Services Office: In charge of the Department’s general affairs, paper work and computer information. </LI><LI>Personnel officer and accounting officer: In charge of the personnel and accounting affairs of the Department. </LI></UL>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the other special or mobile agencies to handle the serious corruption cases besides those structural agencies?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=BAEF32D5ED0E5441</link><description><![CDATA[A "Corruption Eliminating Mobile Working Group" was established on the basis of task arrangement to respond to the actual need of affairs. The purpose of this Working group is, by gathering man power and resources, to handle the serious corruption cases that have the quality of prescription, organization, and habit. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who can I report or impeach and how to do it if I find something that may be a corruption case?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=DAD81BA7F80E8EAB</link><description><![CDATA[We have a 「Integrity Window」as follows, you can choose each way you want.　<br />Address：No.1,Shih-fu Rd,11F Southwest wing Taipei,Taiwan,R.O.C<br />Integrity Hotline:1999 (dial: 02-27208889 if not in Taipei City) ext 1743<br />E-mail:&nbsp;<a href="https://hello.gov.taipei/Front/main" title="HELLO TAIPEI">https://hello.gov.taipei/Front/main</a><br />Special Post Office Box for Impeaching Corruption: 49-80 Taipei Post Office<br />Identification of the person who impeaches the corruption will be kept secret.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What kind of impeachments are accepted or handled by the Department of Government Ethics?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=17AAE02A2BC30377</link><description><![CDATA[ Illegal bidding with the government as a victim or with inappropriately limited bidding specifications, qualifications, and so on related to the public works or purchase handled by each agency of the Government; . Inappropriate acceptance inspection, reporting more than the actual amount or quantity, and so on. Related to the public works or purchase handled by each agency of the Government; . Asking for bribe when performing duties, or harboring illegally after receiving the bribe; . Using the identification of relatives or combining with specific people to make private profits or conduct malpractice to obtain illegal interests; . Using the opportunity of authority to obtain properties by fraud . Using authority or opportunities to accept gifts or reception from the public or contractor. . Using public facilities, resources, and so on to making private profits; . Making false certificates or public documents or stamps, or modifying the above for private interests to cause damages of others; . Your opinions about the operation procedure of each agency of the Government in which corruption occurs easily. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why to encourage impeachment? What’s the standard of award for encouraging someone impeaches corruption cases?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=E1F0A4FA8BA8A18C</link><description><![CDATA[Basically, corruption is a type of crime with relative high "criminal black number" , and the identified cases are only a small part of the corruption that has occurred. Because the corruption is a kind of highly covert crime, the impeachment through the public will increase the exposure rate of the crime and, therefore, is much helpful to investigate and frighten out of the corruption. <P>According to "The Anti-Corruption Informant Rewards and Protection Regulation", the amount of rewards given to the informant shall be calculated based on the table as follows:</P><P><TABLE width="90%" align="center" summary="The Table of Rewards" border="1"><CAPTION>The Table of Rewards</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TH tabindex="0">The Judgment of the court</TH><TH tabindex="0">The Amount of the Rewards</TH></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Beyond 15 Years imprisonment, life sentence, death sentence</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 6.7 million dollars to NT 10 million dollars</TD></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Between 10 years and 15 years imprisonment</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 4 million dollars to NT 6.7 million dollars</TD></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Between 7 years and 10 years imprisonment</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 2.8 million dollars to NT 4 million</TD></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Between 5 years and 7 years imprisonment</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 2 million dollars to NT 2.8 million dollars</TD></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Between 3 years and 5 years imprisonment</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 1.4 million dollars to NT 2 million dollars</TD></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Between 1 year and 3 years imprisonment</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 800,000 dollars to NT 1.4 million dollars</TD></TR><TR><TD tabindex="0">Less than 1 year of imprisonment, detention in jail, fine</TD><TD tabindex="0">NT 300,000 dollars to NT 800,000 dollars</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What kind of measures protect the reporter who impeaches the corruption cases?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=827562B237B3516B</link><description><![CDATA[According to "The Anti-Corruption Informant Rewards and Protection Regulation", the agency that accepts and handles the impeachment shall keep secret the name, age, and address of the person who impeaches the corruption. Unless it is absolutely necessary. the impeachment documents, written records, and other material of the person who impeaches the corruption shall be kept separately and not attached in the inspection files. The person who discloses these secrecy shall be punished in accordance with Criminal Law or other related laws. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Corruption?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=02BBBA747A65795D</link><description><![CDATA[There are more than 58 thousand public officials in our country. Though there are only a small number of officials who fall into corruption, they cause a high social cost. Even if you are not a public official , you should also know what corruption is. According to the Chapter of Crime of Neglect of Duty in Criminal Law and "Regulations of Corruption Punishment", not only the public officials can be guilty of the crime of corruption. Regulations of Corruption Punishment apply not only to public officials, but also to persons who handle public affairs under the trust of the agency, or persons who commit the corruption together with the public official.  If a contractor gives a bribe to a public official and asks him to do something illegally, the act of the contractor shall be regarded as corruption and the above Regulations will apply. There are several kinds of corruption as follows: *Crime of Making Profits It means that a public official takes advantage of the business under his/her authority or supervision to make private profit directly or indirectly, or takes advantage of his/her authority, opportunity or identification to use the business that is not under his/her supervision to make profits. This is the most common type of corruption. *Crime of Accepting a Bribe It means that a public official accepts a bribe or other illegal interests related his/her duty. If the public official knows that the process or result does not meet the requirement of the law, but after receiving some benefits from the applicant, the public official illegally handle the application, then he/she has committed the crime of accepting a bribe. Another type of accepting bribe is that the public official accepts the bribe but does not do anything, thereby violating his/her duty. We call such corruption "crime of accepting bribe without violating duty". *Crime of Accepting a Commission It means that when handling public works or purchasing material or supplies for public use, a public official knows that he/she should pay the supplier but asks the supplier to send him/her some money in a certain proportion or deduct some money for his/her private use. *Crime of Occupying Public Properties It means that a public official occupies the properties handled by him/her. We also call this type of corruption "embezzlement". After finishing the act of occupation, the crime will be still regarded as having been committed even if the properties were returned by the public official. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the standard to distinguish making profits and being convenient for people?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=8F8F7A558B4B7585</link><description><![CDATA[The standard to distinguish making profits and being convenient for people is that if the public official has handled the affairs pursuant to the law. The requirements of the crime of making profits include: 1. making profits purposely; 2. making profits for self or others; 3. the act of making profits; 4. Making illegal profits. So, the Crime of making profits means that the public official violates the law or regulations purposely to make illegal profits for himself or others. Any act for the convenience of the people that has been done under the authority or in the scope of the law or regulations will not be regarded as the act of making profits. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What kind of the object does the crime of bribe include?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=D7312CE10C62C829</link><description><![CDATA[According to the above Regulations, the crime has been committed if the public official asks for advantages, or makes an agreement to receive the advantages after everything is handled. That is to say that the criminal act is completed if the public official has asked, agreed, or received the advantages. There is no such question of attempted offense. The object of the crime of bribe includes not only the bride, but also the inappropriate interests. Bribe means money or other properties that can be calculated with money. According to the precedent of the Supreme Court, inappropriate interests mean "all tangible or intangible interests that can meet the need or desire of the person who accepts them", including credit, invitation for prostitution, introduction of jobs, promotion or transfer, grant of :dry share", and so on. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the difference between bribe and gift? What’s the concrete standard?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=8CD7EBC93CEE769B</link><description><![CDATA[The major difference between bribe and gift is in the counter value between the given property and the duty of the public official. If the property is given under general social appointment and not related to the duty of the public official, then it is a gift, not a bribe. They can also be divided according to the relationship between the person sending the property and the public official, the correspondent position between the two, the source of the money needed for buying the property, and so on. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the difference between surrender and confession?]]></title><link>https://english.doge.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=54A5555090173B8B&amp;s=95C2957861068DB5</link><description><![CDATA[The Criminal Law states that the punishment shall be lessened if the person who commits the crime surrenders before the act was disclosed. But if the person who confesses in the inspection or trial stage, the judge can not just lessen his punishment as well. The judge can only regard that his attitude is well after committing, and consider it as a standard to mete his punishment. However, according to the "Regulations of Corruption Punishment, except for the crimes of protecting corruption, false charge of corruption, and plunder, the punishment shall be lessened or exempted if any person who surrenders and returns all profits of corruption after committing the crime of corruption. If the other joint offenders are discovered due to his surrender, the punishment shall be exempted. If the actor confesses in the inspection stage and returns all profits, the punishment shall be lessened. If the other joint offenders are discovered due to his surrender, the punishment shall be lessened or exempted. This is the so called "clause of intramural fight". ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
