00:00Prosecutors have charged four former staffers of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party
00:05with leaking classified national security information to China.
00:09The four include a former consultant in President Lai Tingde's office
00:13and a former aide to National Security Council head Joseph Wu during his time as Foreign Minister.
00:19They were allegedly approached by the other two defendants,
00:22who were recruited by China in 2017 and received more than US$280,000.
00:28Prosecutors are asking for sentences of between five and more than 18 years for the four defendants.
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