Q: Where does your passion in job come from?

A: Japan's "special investigation master" Kawai Shintaro once said: "Every citizen is a victim of crimes that violate the country's legal interests, such as corruption. If we continue to indulge in these crimes, it will lead to a trend of waste and disregard of the law, causing a self-destructive effect on society. Prosecutors are responsible for removing obstacles in state organs, just like surgeons removing tumors. Moreover, enthusiasm and sense of justice are what help them perform this task successfully.” Indeed, “Passion is the primary reason for talents to transcend the ordinary.” (Liang Qichao), so the enthusiasm for work is an essential trait of investigative talents. There are many sources of work enthusiasm. Among them, the experience and inspiration from work, as well as the support and encouragement of the general public, all maintain the work enthusiasm of prosecutors.

Q: What does prosecutor Xsing thinks about his profession and what are his values?

A: The work of prosecutors is quite diverse and extremely challenging. Not limited to public prosecution that the public has an impression of, there is also case investigation. Case investigation includes collecting evidence, determining facts, and applying laws; All procedures must fully comply with legal norms to properly end the criminal case. For example, prosecutors play a critical role when dealing with economic crimes. A prosecutor not only must be well versed in legal regulations but must also be able to decipher the defendant’s criminal methods. In public prosecution cases, the professional intelligence of cross-examination should be used in court, and evidence should be presented to win the trust of the judge. For every prosecutor, Article 2 of the Criminal Procedure Law of our country stipulates that "civil servants who carry out criminal procedures shall pay attention to the circumstances that are favorable and unfavorable to the defendant as far as the case is concerned." This is the imperial terms that all investigators respect. Investigative work is the basis for achieving social fairness and justice. Those responsible for the investigation "should strive to unite the judiciary and the people in a sense of unity" (Michio Sato). Only by winning the emotional recognition of the people can they win the trust of the people, and the investigators have the value to existing. These concepts constitute the life values of our prosecutors.

Q: What are your views on the jury system in foreign courts, and do you think it is necessary to introduce it to Taiwan?

A: There is no good or bad in the jury system, national and professional judge system in foreign courts, and each system has its own advantages and disadvantages. Perhaps national judges may be included in the trial process of the court, and the result will be closer to society. However, the cost of this system, both human and financial, is another factor. No matter what the system is, the quality of the people is the key. The quality of Taiwan's people has improved in recent years, and the introduction of the new system is the basis for its success.

Q: You have always been committed to giving the After-Care families the opportunity and resources to return to society, are you optimistic about the situation of the After-Care families in Taiwan? Or is there still some way to go?

A: Jews believe that doing good deeds is a social obligation, not charity, which includes helping those in need to become self-reliant. Assisting the rehabilitated people does not only protect them, everyone makes mistakes, and most of these criminals often make mistakes because of temporary misgivings. If the public keeps rejecting them, it will arouse "anti-sociality" and may do more extreme behavior. The purpose of providing assistance to rehabilitated people is to hope that they will feel the goodwill from society, and from these goodwills, upward remorse can arise. Of course, there are also examples of rehabilitated people who are still engaged in illegal acts after being released from prison. Therefore, in the design of the system to help rehabilitate people, we need to take appropriate relevant supporting measures at the same time. Rehabilitation families will definitely encounter difficulties in society. The Rehabilitation Protection Association will continue to work hard, hoping that through everyone's efforts, the rehabilitated people will return to society as soon as possible.

Q: Do you think that the Supreme People's Procuratorate can improve on the accuracy and efficiency of sentencing through digitalization? In 2018, Taiwan has a digital evidence collection team and a digital evidence collection room. Do these technologies have any substantial help for investigation and forensics? If yes, how?

A: Digitization is the current trend in the world, and our government spares no effort to promote digital technology. Many criminals are also committing crimes through technological means. In order to effectively curb crimes, the Taiwan High Prosecutor Office has introduced the latest technology to detect crimes, such as data analysis, breaking the trajectory of encrypted currency, digital evidence collection, and polygraph technology, to help us carry out crime investigation, the effect is so far good.

Q: Does the pandemic affect the investigation of cases or holding a court? After this epidemic, has there been any change in the procuratorial system?

A: The epidemic has had a certain impact on all types of industries. For example, due to the epidemic prevention requirements, the local prosecutor's office was unable to work in the office or hold court to interrogate the parties every day. Although video conferences have been used instead of physical court hearings, face-to-face interrogation with the parties is very important for officials to directly hear and investigate cases.

Q: On August 30th this year, at the Coordination and Contact Meeting on Combating Crimes Obstructing the Development of the Green Energy Industry, according to reports, you will eliminate green energy cockroaches by handling the case and increasing the whistleblower bonus. Is your strategy effective against green cockroaches in these two months?

A: In response to criminal cases involving illegal elements in the green energy industry, prosecutors have taken the initiative to instruct judicial police agencies to strengthen search and investigation, bringing many criminals to justice, which has now achieved a deterrent effect. Local procuratorates have investigated criminal cases related to hinder the development of the green energy industry. As of November 2011, 36 cases have been investigated, 13 people have been detained, 30 people have been prosecuted, and 36.45 million yuan has been detained (including the amount in the detained account), 8.21 million was automatically returned, and 18 real estates were seized.

Q: From your experiences, you have served in many positions as the chief prosecutor across Taiwan. Does the prosecutorial procedure vary from region to region, or is there a special tradition in some regions?

A: The entities, procedures, regulations, and even the salaries of prosecutors are the same across Taiwan's local prosecutor's offices, and do not vary from region to region, which is different from the United States where each state has different a system.

Q: What are the special features of Taiwan's laws that are different from other countries?

A: Asian countries have different legal systems. Countries observe, learn, and influence each other, while absorbing the legal systems of different regions, and make the laws and regulations of the country more advanced. Taiwan uses the civil law system; in the past, Taiwan revised the law according to other countries’ references. Now, we added our own practices and ideas, and the law is considerably well developed.

Q: As you wrote numerous book, and the most popular of which is the 《教師法律手冊》(Teacher's Law Manual), do you think its content is still relevant today? For example, in the section on sexual harassment and sexual assault, LGBTQ+ awareness has risen in recent years. Does the content need to be modify?

A:《教師法律手冊》(Teacher's Law Manual) is published in 1999 which has now printed and sold for over a hundred thousand. It is distributed by the editor of the Ministry of Education to all teachers. Since teachers have great influences on the field of education, it is essential for them to understand their rights, obligations, and legal knowledge related to their job. Although some laws and regulations have been changed, it is necessary to adjust some part of the《教師法律手冊》(Teacher's Law Manual).

Q: What do you want to achieve in the field of law?

A: Since Taiwan’s legal experience is less than other foreign countries, Xsing hopes to establish the inheritance of Taiwan’s local legal experience. Recently, we have compiled more than 10 book of the records of local prosecutor’s office. The content includes the past and future blueprint. To a certain extent, it can be used as the inheritance of the experience of the District Prosecutor’s Office. Through more legal professional exchanges, intelligence of the procuration business can be jointly improved in the future.